I The Beginning of Combinatorial Group Theory. - I. I Introduction to Part I. - I. 2 The Foundations: Dyck's Group-Theoretical Studies. - I. 3 The Origin: The Theory of Discontinuous Groups. - I. 4 Motivation: The Fundamental Groups of Topological Spaces. - I. 5 The Graphical Representation of Groups. - I. 6 Precursors of Later Developments. - I. 7 Summary. - I. 8 Modes of Communication. Growth and Distribution of Research in Group Theory. - I. 9 Biographical Notes. - I. 10 Notes on Terminology and Definitions. - I. 11 Sources. - II The Emergence of Combinatorial Group Theory as an Independent Field. - II. 1 Introduction to Part II. - II. 2 Free Groups and Their Automorphisms. - II. 3 The ReidemeisterSchreier Method. - II. 4 Free Products and Free Products with Amalgamations. - II. 5 One-Relator Groups. - II. 6 Metabelian Groups and Related Topics. - II. 7 Commutator Calculus and the Lower Central Series. - II. 8 Varieties of Groups. - II. 9 Topological Properties of Groups and Group Extensions. - II. 10 Notes on Special Groups. - II. 11 Postscript: The Impact of Mathematical Logic. - II. 12 Modes of Communication. - II. 13 Geographical Distribution of Research and Effects of Migration. - II. 14 Organization of Knowledge. - Index of Names. - Index of Subjects. Language: English