Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-259) and index.

1. Introductory Remarks -- 2. Linear Dielectric Response of Matter -- 3. Nonlinear Dielectric Response of Matter -- 4. Basic Principles of Nonlinear Wave Interactions: Second Harmonic Generation and Four Wave Mixing -- 5. Inelastic Scattering of Light from Matter: Stimulated Raman and Brillouin Scattering -- 6. Interaction of Atoms with Nearly Resonant Fields: Self-Induced Transparency -- 7. Self-Interaction Effects in One-Dimensional Wave Propagation: Solitons in Optical Fibers and in Periodic Structures -- 8. Nonlinear Optical Interactions at Surfaces and Interfaces -- 9. Optical Interactions in Magnetic Materials -- 10. Chaos -- App. A. Structure of the Wave Vector and Frequency Dependent Dielectric Tensor -- App. B. Aspects of the Sine-Gordon Equation -- App. C. Structure of the Electromagnetic Green's Functions.