A Rage for Order

A New York Times Notable Book of 2016 One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2016, Publishers Weekly One of the Best Books of 2016, NPR Winner of the 2017 Lionel Gelber Prize One of 20 Notable Reads from 2016, Mother Jones Finalist for the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Current Interest Silver Medal Winner of the 2017 Arthur Ross Book Award In 2011, a wave of revolution spread through the Middle East as protesters demanded an end to tyranny, corruption, and economic decay. From Egypt to Yemen, a generation of young Arabs insisted on a new ethos of common citizenship. Their bravery and idealism stirred observers around the world and led militant jihadis to worry that they had been superseded by a new and peaceful uprising. Five years later, the utopian aspirations of 2011 have darkened. In one country after another, brutal terrorists and dictators have risen to the top as old divides