The current volume, featuring 28 contributions from cutting-edge researchers, emphasizes uses, purposes, origins, and consequences of nonverbal communication in the lives of individuals, dyads, and groups - in other words, the behaviour of human beings. As such, the volume as a whole is not just about communication systems per se nor the impact on humans of the physical environment, whether built or natural. Instead, the volume focuses on humans engaging in nonverbal communication and the communicative and psychological aspects of this behaviour. Nonverbal behaviour is an inclusive category and includes all emitted nonverbal behaviour that may be subject to interpretation by others, whether the behaviour is intentionally produced or not.
This panoramic volume, edited by two of the world's leading authorities on nonverbal communication, contains 28 essays presenting the state of the art in the domain of nonverbal behaviour study.

Reginald B. Adams, Jr.
Tamara D. Afifi
Peter Andersen
Sarai Blincoe
Ross W. Buck
Peter Bull
Judee K. Burgoon
Vanessa L. Castro
Gaëtan Cousin
Amanda Denes
M. Robin DiMatteo
John P. Doody
John F. Dovidio
Marshall Duke
Hilary Anger Elfenbein
José-Miguel Fernández-Dols
Mark G. Frank
Jillian Gannon
Robert Gifford
Laura K. Guerrero
Sarah D. Gunnery
Amy G. Halberstadt
Judith A. Hall
Jinni A. Harrigan
Monica J. Harris
Hyisung C. Hwang
Jessica Kalchik
Arvid Kappas
Mark L. Knapp
Eva Krumhuber
Ravi S. Kudesia
Dennis Küster
Marianne LaFrance
Jessica L. Lakin
Leslie Martin
David Matsumoto
Joann M. Montepare
Anthony J. Nelson
Stephen Nowicki
Alison E. Parker
Sona Patel
Miles L. Patterson
Stacie R. Powers
Kevin Purring
Klaus Scherer
Marianne Schmid Mast
Michael A. Strom
Elena Svetieva
Joseph B. Walther
Benjamin Wiedmaier
Leslie A. Zebrowitz