The book provides an analysis of the revolts and revolutions that broke out in the Middle East and the region of northern Africa in late-2010 and 2011. It studies their origin and the course they assumed in the Arab world to rethink how one apprehends the world. It examines the revolts as a show of the force of suppressed social classes against despotic regimes, the revolts spreading as a tidal wave across the region. It explores the local dynamics and removal of long-standing leaders, the nature of the protests, and role of regional actors like Turkey and Iran in it. The writers also engage in a tour of the history of the nations to better understand the sociology of the revolts.