{"product_id":"9783319818832","title":"Understanding Complex Systems: An Introduction to Probability Models of Social Structure and Evolution","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Complex Systems: An Introduction to Probability Models of Social Structure and Evolution\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVolchenkov, Dimitri\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book introduces and studies a number of stochastic models of subsistence, communication, social evolution and political transition that will allow the reader to grasp the role of uncertainty as a fundamental property of our irreversible world. At the same time, it aims to bring about a more interdisciplinary and quantitative approach across very diverse fields of research in the humanities and social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the examples treated in this work – including anthropology, demography, migration, geopolitics, management, and bioecology, among other things – evidence is gathered to show that volatile environments may change the rules of the evolutionary selection and dynamics of any social system, creating a situation of adaptive uncertainty, in particular, whenever the rate of change of the environment exceeds the rate of adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLast but notleast, it is hoped that this book will contribute to the understanding that inherent randomness can also be a great opportunity – for social systems and individuals alike – to help face the challenge of “survival under uncertainty”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319818832\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-39421-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 238\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382488031372,"sku":"9783319818832","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319818832.jpg?v=1774496601","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319818832","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}