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Kato's lectures on the generalized Iwasawa conjecture adn how it fits into the general picture of zeta values, p-adic periods etc., are intended to be "joyfull lectures good for beginners" (unfortunately, the article contains only part I, does anyone know about part II?). An other overview is given in Kato's ICM lecture. Potthars Pottharst wrote a short note "What is Iwasawa theory about (in my opinion)?". .

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Kato's lectures on the generalized Iwasawa conjecture adn how it fits into the general picture of zeta values, p-adic periods etc., are intended to be "joyfull lectures good for beginners" (unfortunately, the article contains only part I, does anyone know about part II?). An other overview is given in Kato's ICM lecture. Potthars wrote a short note "What is Iwasawa theory about (in my opinion)?". .

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Kato's lectures on the generalized Iwasawa conjecture adn how it fits into the general picture of zeta values, p-adic periods etc., are intended to be "joyfull lectures good for beginners" (unfortunately, the article contains only part I, does anyone know about part II?). An other overview is given in Kato's ICM lecture.