Wagner’s Theory of Generalised Heaps

The theories of V. V. Wagner (1908-1981) on abstractions of systems of binary relations are presented here within their historical and mathematical contexts.  This book contains the first translation from Russian into English of a selection of Wagner’s papers, the ideas of which are connected to present-day mathematical research.  Along with a translation of Wagner’s main work in this area,  his 1953 paper ‘Theory of generalised heaps and generalised groups,’ the book also include