{"product_id":"9783031829475","title":"Strategic Games on Stage Medea Meets Hamlet","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStrategic Games on Stage\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMedea Meets Hamlet\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eManfred J. Holler | Barbara Klose-Ullmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ Game Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book illustrates how strategic thinking and game theory can be applied to study and enjoy theater plays. By offering various case studies on plays such as \u003cem\u003eAntigone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMedea,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, Schiller’s \u003cem\u003eWallenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, Ibsen’s \u003cem\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/em\u003e, Tennessee Williams’ \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire, \u003c\/em\u003eArthur Miller’s\u003cem\u003e The Crucible, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eElfriede Jelinek’s \u003cem\u003eRechnitz\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe authors analyze the dynamics of player choices, including their misperceptions, deceptions, and various power games. Plays are examined according to their strategic contexts and, if appropriate, analyzed by means of game theory. This book is written for anyone interested in theater and who wants to learn about strategic behavior on stage but also for readers who are looking for an exciting field for applying game theoretical reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManfred J. Holler\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Hamburg (Germany). He is the founding editor of, and managed the respected \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (1985-1993), and \u003cem\u003eHomo Oeconomicus\u003c\/em\u003e (1983-2015). He currently serves as an assessing editor or board member for several journals, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Mind and Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eControl and Cybernetics\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eEuropean Journal of Law and Economics\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGames\u003c\/em\u003e. He is one of the Editors-in-Chief of Homo Oeconomicus. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Klose-Ullmann\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a PhD. in Economics and worked for more than 25 years as a manager at a major German bank, where she participated in the bargaining for licenses in Eastern Europe. She has published a series of articles applying game theory to the analysis of strategic interaction in history, myths, and theatre plays, and authored books on health, in economic history of economics,and on game theory (co-authored with Manfred J. Holler).\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 June 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031829475\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e227\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51033168281740,"sku":"9783031829475","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031829475.jpg?v=1782488338","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031829475","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}