Revolution is in the air at the Edinburgh international book festival, so we set out to explore its implications – both political and technological. Annabelle Sreberny and Gholam Khiabany, authors of Blogistan, debunk some myths about repression in Iran and explains how the internet has turned young Iranians into flashmobbers. Angela Saini and Siddhartha Deb tell us why, despite being a Geek Nation, India's social and bureaucratic structures remain unchanged by new technology. And Cory Doctorow looks at the effect of new technology on how we think and how we see ourselves.
Reading list
Blogistan by Annabelle Sreberny and Gholam Khiabany (IB Tauris)
Geek Nation by Angela Saini (Hodder & Stoughton)
The Beautiful and the Damned by Siddhartha Deb (Viking)
Makers by Cory Doctorow (Harper Voyager)
