"...The Independent's Robert Fish, Patrick Cockburn, and Kim Sengupta, amoung the most acclaimed Middle East correspondents of our generation, examine the events of this regional tsunami that threatens to have an impact on our world for years to come"--Page [4] of cover.

Foreword: One man who changed the world in 2011 --Introduction: Earthquake -- Part one: Arab Spring: Freedom is now a prospect -- 1. Tunisia Spring -- 2. Egypt Spring -- 3. Libya Spring -- 4. Bahrain Spring -- 5. Yemen Spring -- 6. Syria Spring -- 7. Fade to Autumn -- Part two: Arab Winter -- 8. Tunisia Winter -- 9. Egypt Winter -- 10. Libya Winter -- 11. Bahrain Winter -- 12. Yemen Winter -- 13. Syria Winter -- Afterword.