Table of contents : Orientation development in liquid crystal polymers....Pages 1-26 A thermodynamic view of order parameters for liquid crystals....Pages 27-36 Orientation and motion at a polymer-polymer interface: Interdiffusion of fluorescent-labelled macromolecules....Pages 37-45 The necking of semicrystalline polymers in tension....Pages 46-63 Discontinuous response in viscoelastic bars....Pages 64-75 A phenomenological theory of the mechanics of cold drawing....Pages 76-142 Theory for the cold-drawing of polymers....Pages 143-161 A mathematical afterthought....Pages 162-166 Erratum....Pages 167-167