This book examines silence in relation to human behaviour from multiple perspectives and draws on psychological and cultural-philosophical ideas. Interpersonal communication is also explored in relation to everyday life, making this fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology, philosophy, cultural studies, and related areas.

Theodor Itten lives as a freelance psychotherapist, psychologist and author in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. He is the author of several books including Rage: Managing an Explosive Emotion, The New Politics of Experience and the Bitter Herbst (with Ron Roberts) and Francis Huxley and the Human condition: Anthropology, Ancestry and Knowledge (with Ron Roberts).

Ruth Martin has a PhD in German literature and philosophy. She has translated a diverse range of fiction and non-fiction for UK and US publishers, including short stories by Joseph Roth and essays by Hannah Arendt.

1. Silentium 2. What We Cannot Speak About 3. Communication 4. Enforced Silence 5. Garrulous Ignorance 6. Open Secrets 7. The False Floor 8. Silence in Law 9. Cartels of Silence 10. All the Rest