While reflecting upon the Arab Spring‎,‎ the essays in this collection cover several themes that include utilizing the concept of hegemonic masculinity in productive ways‎,‎ the role of the state in promoting certain types of masculinities while devaluing and disciplining others‎,‎ the potential role of feminism and activism in influencing masculinities‎,‎ and the effects of colonialism‎,‎ nationalism and postcolonialism‎,‎ as well as war and violence‎.‎ Presenting cases from Egypt‎,‎ Lebanon‎,‎ and Tunisia‎,‎ they seek to humanize‎,‎ contextualize‎,‎ and historicize masculinities to particular times and places in the Middle East‎.‎