The Cases: The 21st century
Forty-one cases open the chapters of the book, from the story of Talut and Goliath to the race for artificial intelligence. Each has its chapter and its lesson. In the book a story is a way into understanding, not a conclusive proof of it.
13 cases
- 9
Bouazizi
When a single image sets a continent alight
- 10
The Egyptian revolution
When the internet generation defies the toughest security state
- 13
Euromaidan
When a people refuses to have its fate chosen without it
- 15
The Syrian revolution
From the walls of Daraa to the fall of Damascus
- 17
Spotlight
When four journalists take on an empire
- 18
Abu Ghraib
When a single image halts a war machine
- 26
The Sudanese revolution
When bread raises the banner of freedom
- 27
Greta and Fridays for Future
When a child moves the climate of the earth
- 32
WikiLeaks
When information becomes a weapon
- 33
Al Jazeera and the Second Intifada
When the microphone becomes a weapon of contention
- 35
Anonymous
When the mask becomes a weapon
- 36
The artificial intelligence race
The contention you cannot see, reshaping the world
- 40
The Saffron Revolution
When the saffron robe becomes a shield