Number theory textbook with an algebraic perspective Most of the number theory textbooks I've dealt with take a very classical approach to the subject.  I'm looking for a textbook that's something like a first course in number theory for people who have a decent command of modern algebra (at the level of something like Lang's Algebra).  Does such a book exist, and if it does, what is it called?
Edit: As I posted in a comment below:
In the introduction to Ireland and Rosen, they note something that was bugging me for a while, "Nevertheless it is remarkable how a modicum of group and ring theory introduces unexpected order into the subject." 
This is precisely the perspective I was looking for, so if anyone passes by this topic looking for a book that approaches number theory in this way, I feel like this quote should point him (her?) in the right direction.  
 A: Well, it depends on the actual subject you want to approach and the "decent command of modern algebra" already assumed; without knowing more, I would recommend:


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*Number fields (1995) by Marcus. Universitext. Just as the title says, a (great!) introduction to number fields. 

*Algebraic Number Theory (1986) by Cassels and Frölich. Academic Press. It explains the basics (class field theory, zeta functions) to understand the Langlands Program.

*A course on arithmetic (1996) by Serre. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. P-adic fields, quadratic forms, zeta functions and modular forms.
A: Borevich-Shafarevich
A: If I understand it well now, what you want are books about basic number theory with a good algebraic foundation. I can recommend the following:


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*Elementary methods in number theory (2000), by Nathanson. Graduate Texts in Mathematics. It starts low, but it reaches quite high.

*Elementary Number Theory with Applications (2007) by Koshy. Elsevier. Truly basic. Not very very algebraic, but a really nice textbook.

*Algebra and number theory by Andrew Baker. Online notes. Fairly basic.

*A computational introduction to number theory and algebra (2005) by Shoup. Cambridge University Press / Online Free Version. Despite the title, I think it satisfies the conditions you are looking for.
A: There are probably many such books, for instance "Fundamentals of Number Theory" by LeVeque, "Elementary Number Theory" by Bolker and "A Classical Introduction to Modern Number Theory" by Ireland and Rosen.
