An introduction to intersection homology theory, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781584881841

An introduction to intersection homology theory, 2d ed.

Kirwan, Frances and Jonathan Woolf.

Chapman & Hall/CRC

2006

229 pages

$69.95

Hardcover

QA612

Their intent is not to introduce intersection homology theory, say Kirwan (Oxford U.) and Woolf (U. of Liverpool), but to advoc...

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