This book explores the theory of abelian varieties over the field of
complex numbers, explaining both classic and recent results in modern
language. The second edition adds five chapters on recent results
including automorphisms and vector bundles on abelian varieties,
algebraic cycles and the Hodge conjecture. ". . . far more readable than
most . . . it is also much more complete." Olivier Debarre in
Mathematical Reviews, 1994.