Foreword by C. Cros -- Foreword by G.A. Slack -- Preface -- 1 The Early Development of Inorganic Clathrates -- 2 Solid State Chemistry of Clathrate Phases: Crystal Structure, Chemical Bonding and Preparation Routes -- 3 Synthetic Approaches to Intermetallic Clathrates -- 4 Semiconductor Clathrates: in situ Studies of Their High Pressure, Variable Temperature and Synthesis Behavior -- 5 Chemistry and Physics of Inversed (Cationic) Clathrates and tin Anionic Clathrates -- 6 Inorganic clathrates for thermoelectric applications -- 7 High Pressure Synthesis of Superconducting Silicon Clathrate and Related Compounds -- 8 Light Element Group 13-14 Clathrate Phases -- 9 Structural and Physical Properties of Rare-Earth Clathrates -- 10 Mechanical Properties of Intermetallic Clathrates -- Index.