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Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Setting the Scene: 2. Sites ofactivity; 3. Plasma models; Part II. Quiescence: 4. Introduction; 5.Magnetohydrodynamic states; 6. Particle picture of steady states; 7. Aunified theory of steady states; 8. Quasi-static evolution and thin currentsheets (TCS); Part III. Dynamics: 9. Nonideal effects; 10. Selectedmacroinstabilities; 11. Magnetic reconnection; 12. Aspects of bifurcation andnonlinear dynamics; Part IV. Applications: 13. Magnetospheric activity; 14.Models of solar activity; 15. Discussion; Appendix 1. Unified theory: detailsand derivations; Appendix 2. Variational principle for collisionless plasmas;Appendix 3. Symbols and fundamental constants; References; Index.