This volume is based on a series of lectures titled "The Language of Conflict and Resolve" held weekly at the Smithsonian's campus in Washington, D.C. The lectures' intend was to gather the leading communication scholars whose work involved conflict theory and practice, and bring their research into the public light.

Contributors: William F. Eadie, Paul E. Nelson, Linda L. Putnam, William A. Donohue, Judy C. Pearson, Mitchell R. Hammer, Tricia S. Jones, and Donald G. Ellis