Simplicial Structures in Topology

Foreword to the English Edition
Except for a few added comments, this is a faithful translation of the book Strutture
simpliciali in topologia, published by Pitagora Editrice, Bologna 2009, as part of
the collection Quaderni of the Italian Mathematical Union.
It should be noted that this book is neither a comprehensive text in algebraic
topology nor is it a monograph on simplicial objects in the modern sense. Its focus is
instead on the role of finite simplicial structures, and the algebraic topology deriving
from them.
We wish to thank Maria Nair Piccinini, who carefully and expertly translated the
Italian monograph. We should also thank Karl Dilcher for suggesting and working
toward its inclusion in the monograph series of the Canadian Mathematical
Society. Finally, we thank Marcia Bunda, Assitant Editor, and Vaishali Damle,
Senior Editor of Springer for managing all the technical and bureaucratic aspects
of the publication.
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