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ToC of the 1st Ed., to be replaced by the 2nd Ed. ToC soon: Preface. Notations and Conventions. 1. Introduction: Macromolecular Systems in Equilibrium. 2. Dynamics of a Macromolecule in a Viscous Liquid. 3. Dynamics of a Macromolecule in an Entangled System. 4. Low-Frequency Modes for Weakly-Coupled Macromolecules. 5. The Localisation Effect. 6. Linear Viscoelasticity. 7. Equations of Relaxation. 8. Relaxation Processes in the Phenomenological Theory. 9. Non-Linear Effects of Viscoelasticity. 10. Optical Anisotropy. Conclusion. Appendices: A. The Random Walk Problem. B. Equilibrium Deformation of a Non-Linear Elastic Body. C. The Tensor of Hydrodynamic Interaction. D. Resistance Force of a Particle in a Viscoelastic Fluid. E. Resistance Coefficient of a Particle in Non-Local Fluid. F. Dynamics of Suspension of Dumbbells. G. Estimation of Some Series. References. Subject Index.