This book explores the unequal ways that China’s Belt and Road Initiative, commonly called the New Silk Road, is altering livelihoods, places and the environment. From road building projects in Nairobi to grassroots environmental activism in Thailand, researchers from across the globe analyse the project's real-world impacts.
Elia Apostolopoulou is Associate Professor at Imperial College London.
Han Cheng is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
Jonathan Silver is Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield.
Alan Wiig is Associate Professor at the University of Florida.