Comprehensive in its selection of topics and results, this self-contained text examines the relative strengths and the consequences of the axiom of choice. Subjects include consistency and independence, permutation models, and examples and counterexamples of the axiom's use. Each chapter contains several problems and concludes with some historical remarks. 1973 edition.
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