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Learning Class Field Theory: Local or Global First?

I've noticed that there seem to be two approaches to learning class field theory. The first is to first learn about local fields and local class field theory, and then prove the basic theorems about ...
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Constructing a cyclic extension $L$ with given local behavior of a global field $K$ such that $L$ is normal over a subfield $F$ of $K$

Let $F$ be a global field without real places (that is, a function field or a totally imaginary number field). Let $K/F$ be a cyclic extension of degree $n$. Let $S$ be a ${\rm Gal}(K/F)$-invariant ...
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