Michael J. Stevens and Uwe P. Gielen

• Contents: K. Pawlik, Foreword. M.J. Stevens, U.P. Gielen, Preface. Part I:Welcome to Global Psychology. M.J. Stevens, Orientation to a Global Psychology. Part II:The Emergence of Psychology Around the World.J.D. Hogan, T.P. Vaccaro, International Perspectives on the History of Psychology. E. Nair, R. Ardila, M.J. Stevens, Current Trends in Global Psychology. J.J. Sánchez-Sosa, A. Riveros, Theory, Research, and Practice in Psychology in the Developing (Majority) World. U. Kim, Y.-S. Park, Development of Indigenous Psychologies: Understanding People in a Global Context. Part III:Theory, Research, Practice, and Training in Global Psychology.F.M. Moghaddam, C.E. Erneling, M. Montero, N. Lee, Toward a Conceptual Foundation for a Global Psychology. G.B. Stead, R.A. Young, Qualitative Research Methods for a Global Psychology. J.G. Draguns, Psychotherapeutic and Related Interventions for a Global Psychology. M.G. Wessells, A. Dawes, Macro-Social Interventions: Psychology, Social Policy, and Societal Influence Processes. J.L. Pettifor, Toward a Global Professionalization of Psychology. A.J. Marsella, Education and Training for a Global Psychology: Foundations, Issues, and Actions. Part IV:Challenges and Prospects for a Global Psychology. H. Takooshian, L.F. Stambaugh, Becoming Involved in Global Psychology. M.J. Stevens, U.P. Gielen, Epilogue: Some Questions for the Future. Appendices: The Authors. Sample Course Syllabus.

The book is ambitious in coverage of scientific and applied achievments by psychologists on every continent. It presents an incisive view of historical perspectives, theories, indigenous psychology, qualitative methods, psychotherapy, interventions, graduate and undergraduate curricula, and numerous other issues. – David W. Shwalb and Barbara J. Shwalb, PsycCritiques