What characteristic, if any, do social conflicts have in common? Are international and interpersonal conflicts distinct, or do they share common traits? Is a general theory of conflicts possible? In Power and Conflict, Hubert M. Blalock brings his substantial work on the unification of just such a general theory. Beginning with the premise that power and conflict processes are irrevocably intertwined, he provides a systematic and comprehensive synthesis of the enormous body of literature which has developed in the field of conflict resolution. He then proceeds to construct a general theory of conflict and in the process, discusses the generalities of a power framework, analyzes the ideology of conflict defines the reactive and dynamic processes involved and summaries the various theories by creating a general model of conflict.