Diapiric Krikogenesis / S.w. Carey -- Arcuate Crustal Structures / V.v. Beloussov -- Regularities In The Pattern Of Major Fault Zones Of The Earth And The Origin Of Arcs / N. Pavoni -- Global Neotectonics, Arcs And Geoid Configuration / N.-a. MΓΆrner -- Evidence Of A Deep-reaching Lithospheric Root Under The Alpine Arc / S. Mueller And G.f. Panza -- On The Dynamics Of Convergent Plate Boundaries And Stress In The Lithosphere / M.j.r. Wortel And S.a.p.l. Cloetingh -- Paleomagnetism In Arcuate Mountain Belts / W. Lowrie And A.m. Hirt -- Geochemical And Isotopic Systematics Of Eastern Sunda Arc Volcanics : Implications For Mantle Sources And Mantle Mixing Processes / R. Varne And J.d. Foden -- Mechanism Of Formation Of Fold Belts : The Alpine-carpathian Region / E.v. Artyushkov And M.a. Baer -- The Western Alpine Arc : New Data And Hypothesis / J. Debelmas -- Southalpine Versus Po Plain Apenninic Arcs / A. Castellarin And G.b. Vai --^ Betic-rifian And Tyrrhenian Arcs : Distinctive Features, Genesis And Development Stages / J.-p. Bouillin, M. Durand-delga And Ph. Olivier -- Neotectonics Of The Calabrian Arc And Apennines (italy) : An Example Of Plio-quaternary Evolution From Island Arcs To Collisional Stages / J.c. Bousquet And H. Philip -- Event Stratigraphy, Basin Evolution And Tectonics Of The Hellenic And Calabro-sicilian Arcs / J.e. Meulenkamp And F.j. Hilgen -- Tyrrhenian Volcanic Arcs : Volcano-tectonics, Petrogenesis And Economic Aspects / E. Locardi -- Growth Of Accretionary Prisms : Tectonic Processes From Caribbean Examples / A. Mascle [and Others] -- Northern And Southern Caribbean Festoons (panama, Colombia-venezuela And Hispaniola-puerto Rico), Interpreted As Pseudo-subductions Induced By The East-west Shortening Of The Peri-caribbean Continental Frame / J.f. Stephan, R. Blanchet And B. Mercier De Lepinay -- The Origin Of The Pacific On An Expanding Earth / A.r. Crawford --^ Facts, Ideas And Open Problems On Trench-arc-backarc Systems / S. Uyeda -- Subduction In The Japan Trench : The Kaiko Results / J.p. Cadet [and Others] -- Geochemistry Of Volcanic Rocks From The Mariana, Yap And Palau Trenches Bearing On The Tectono-magmatic Evolution Of The Mariana Trench-arc-backarc System / L. Beccaluva, G. Serri And J. Dostal -- Structural Behaviour Of A Continental Volcanic Arc : The Mexican Volcanic Belt / G. Pasquare [and Others] -- The Pacific Island Arcs : Produced By Post-orogenic Vertical Tectonics? / F.-c. Wezel. Edited By F.-c. Wezel. Includes Bibliographies.