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- Amenability of discrete groups by examples by Kate Juschenko
- Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 60 (2023), 589-598
- Additional book information: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 266, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2020, xi+164 pp., ISBN 978-1-4704-7032-6
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- Reviewer: N. Matte Bon
- Affiliation: CNRS and Institut Camille Jordan, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 60 (2023), 589-598
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/bull/1809
- Published electronically: July 17, 2023
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