The New Press - "The World According to Monsanto" by Marie-Monique Robin

Robin’s outrage is well supported by wide-ranging scientific evidence . . . even lay readers are prodded to wise up and increase their awareness of what has become a serious threat.

—Kirkus Reviews

[A] powerful book . . . the kind of reporting we need more of.

—Bill McKiben, author of Deep Economy

Sends chills down the spine. . . . After reading this, we can no longer afford to turn a blind eye.

—Le Point

Passionate and truly rich reporting.

—Libération

[An] incredibly documented work.

—L’Express

The World According to Monsanto

Pollution, Corruption, and the Control of Our Food Supply

Marie-Monique Robin

paperback

$19.95

NOW IN PAPERBACK: An explosive exposé of the disturbing practices of the world's most influential agricultural biotechnology corporation, by an award-winning journalist

No one who cares for their freedom and health can afford to ignore this very important book.

—Vandana Shiva, author of Earth Democracy and Stolen Harvest

Published to stellar praise worldwide, The World According to Monsanto charts award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin’s three-year journey across four continents to uncover the disturbing practices of multinational agribusiness corporation Monsanto.

The book exposes the shocking story of how the new “green” face of the world’s leading producer of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is no less malign than its PCB—and Agent Orange—soaked past. Monsanto currently controls the majority of the yield of the world’s genetically modified corn and soy&—ingredients found in more than 95 percent of American households—and its alarming legal and political tactics to maintain this monopoly are the subject of worldwide concern, with baleful consequences for the world’s small-scale farmers.

Selected as a finalist for the New York Public Library’s 2011 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, The World According to Monsanto is positioned to increase awareness of a serious threat to our food supply.

Marie-Monique Robin is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. She received the 1995 Albert-Londres Prize, awarded to investigative journalists in France. She is the director and producer of over thirty documentaries and investigative reports filmed in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. She lives outside Paris.

George Holoch has translated more than twenty books, including Notes on the Occupation by Eric Hazan and Offshore by Alain Deneault (both from The New Press). He lives in Hinesburg, Vermont.

Pub Date: Fall 2011
Format: paperback
Trim: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, 384 pages
ISBN: 978-1-59558-709-1

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