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- Resolution of curve and surface singularities in characteristic zero by K. Kiyek and J. L. Vicente
- Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 43 (2006), 241-247
- Additional book information: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht/Boston/London, 2004, xxii + 483 pp., ISBN 1-4020-2028-7, US$129.00$, hardcover; ISBN 1-4020-2029-5, e-book
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Reviewer information
- Reviewer: Ana Bravo
- Affiliation: Universidad Autonóma de Madrid
- Email: ana.bravo@uam.es
- Reviewer: Herwig Hauser
- Affiliation: Institut für Mathematik, Universität Innsbruck
- Email: herwig.hauser@uibk.ac.at
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- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 43 (2006), 241-247
- Published electronically: February 15, 2006
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