An absolutely solid tome, if somewhat academic. The question mark in the book's title has to do with the popular misconception that most of the world's land-grabbing is taking place in Africa. The truth, however, is that a lot of it does - but southeast Asia and South America account for a third each, making them pretty much tied.
Understanding the issues of land grabbing is understanding issues of state capacity, it's become clear. Land registry and legal systems are so painfully incapable and slow in most of these places, that acting like a criminal makes a lot of sense and can often make problems go away just as fast as making them.
The book explains how biofuel and biomass crops have been kicking people off their land and ruining their livelihoods. Strangely, however, there is no criticism of the aid industry or foreign military presence - perhaps it wasn't the book's place to criticize, but I'm somewhat doubtful of this book's bona fides.
6/10