The International Council of Psychologists (ICP) celebrates its 50th anniversary at the July 14-18, 1992 convention in Amsterdam. This volume was put together to honor this occasion. The contents of the anniversary volume reflect the history and identity of this international organization which emphasizes the global dimensions of psychology, the importance of cross-cultural comparisons, the efforts to achieve international peace and strengthen the United Nations, and the special concerns of women and children. The first section of the book contains chapters that trace the history of ICP, its involvement in the United Nations, and the emerging area of peace psychology. The articles in Section 2 describe historical and on-going changes in European psychology. The chapters in Section 3 trace the expansion of modern psychology to Latin America, India, and the Arab countries. The articles in Section 4 compare East Asian and Western conceptions of human nature, and discuss issues related to intercultural communication, the learning of foreign languages, and the dangers culturocentrism poses for the construction of unbiased psychological theories. Sections 5 and 6 deal with two topics of great importance to ICP, namely, the welfare and positive development of children and of women around the world. The book closes with a group of articles which emphasize the cultural dimensions of psychotherapeutic practice.