Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

I. Culture as communication-- II. Distance regulation in animals-- III. Crowding and social behavior in animals-- IV. Perception of space: distance receptors-eyes, ears, and nose-- V. Perception of space: immediate receptors-skin and muscles-- VI. Visual space-- VII. Art as a cue to perception-- VIII. The language of space-- IX. The anthropology of space: an organizing model-- X. Distance in man-- XI. Proxemics in a cross-cultural context: Germans, English, and French-- XII. Proxemics in a cross-cultural context: Japan and the Arab world. XIII. Cities and culture-- XIV. Proxemics and the future of man.

People like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or thigns. And this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's "territory" is one of the key dimensions of modern society. Edward T. Hall, author of The Silent Language, introduced the science of proxemics to demonstrate how man's use of space can affect personal and business reltions, cross-cultural interactions, architecture, city planning, and urban renewal.