Enveloping Algebras : The 1996 Printing of the 1977 English Translation

This is the first systematic exposition of the algebraic approach to representations of Lie groups via representations of (or modules over) the corresponding universal enveloping algebras. Written with unique precision and elegance, the book provides the reader with insight and understanding of this very important topic. It would make an excellent textbook for a gradute course, as well as a very useful source of references in the theory of universal enveloping algebras.