1. Introduction: a rupture Fawaz A. Gerges; Part I. Context and Clauses: 2. Authoritarian legacies and regime change: towards understanding political transition in the Arab world Lisa Anderson; 3. Egypt's modern revolutions and the fall of Mubarak Juan Cole; 4. A depressive pre-Arab uprising economic performance Ali Kadri; 5. Bread and olive oil: the agrarian roots of the Arab uprisings Rami Zurayk and Anne Gough; Part II. Thematic and Comparative Aspects: 6. The politics of resistance and the Arab uprisings Charles Tripp; 7. Egypt's 25 January uprising, hegemonic contestation and the explosion of the poor John Chalcraft; 8. The military amidst uprisings and transitions in the Arab world Philippe Droz-Vincent; 9. Women, democracy and dictatorship in the context of the Arab uprisings Sami Zubaida; 10. Dangers and demon(izer)s of democratization in Egypt: through an Indonesian glass, darkly John Sidel; Part III. Countries in Turmoil: 11. Egypt and Tunisia in the Arab Spring: from the revolutionary overthrow of dictatorships to the struggle to establish a new constitutional order Roger Owen; 12. Arab nationalism, Islamism and the Arab uprisings Sadik Al-Azm; 13. Yemen: revolution suspended? Gabriele Vom Bruck, Atiaf al-Wazir and Benjamin Wiacek; 14. Libya in transition: from Jamahiriya to Jumhriyyah? Karim Mezran; 15. Bahrain's uprisings: domestic implications and regional and international perspectives Kristian Ulrichsen; Part IV. International Implications: 16. Saudi internal dilemmas and regional responses to the Arab uprisings Madawi Al-Rasheed; 17. Israel, Palestine and the Arab Spring Avi Shlaim; 18. Turkey and Iran in the era of the Arab uprisings Mohammed Ayoob; 19. US policy and the Arab revolutions of 2011 William Quandt; [...]ope and the Arab uprisings: the irrelevant power? Federica Bicchi; 21. Conclusion: rebellious citizens and resilient authoritarians Valerie Bunce.