Part I Internal variables in thermomechanics -- 2 Introduction -- 3 Thermomechanical single internal variable theory -- 4 Dual internal variables -- Part II Dispersive elastic waves in one dimension -- 5 Internal variables and microinertia -- 6 Dispersive elastic waves -- 7 One-dimensional microelasticity -- 8 Influence of nonlinearity -- Part III Thermal effects -- 9 The role of heterogeneity in heat pulse propagation in a solid with inner structure -- 10 Heat conduction in microstructured solids -- 11 One-dimensional thermoelasticity with dual internal variables -- 12 Influence of microstructure on thermoelastic wave propagation -- Part IV Weakly nonlocal thermoelasticity for microstructured solids -- 13 Microdeformation and microtemperature -- Appendix A: Sketch of thermostatics -- Appendix B: Finite-volume numerical algorithm -- Index.