This book presents a wide range of issues pertaining to conflict and violence in close, personal relationships. It crosses disciplinary and national boundaries by presenting the work of scholars in psychology, family studies, anthropology, women's studies, sociology and legal philosophy who come from Denmark, France, Germany, Britain, Greece, Poland, Spain and The Netherlands to provide a range of geographical, cultural and historical backgrounds. An integrative framework to guide the reader is provided by an introduction that maps the main issues and methods, chapter prefaces that place each chapter within the framework and a final section in which commentaries by US researchers reflect upon the different perspectives presented.