Modeling and simulation for analyzing global events
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Wiley,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 205 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780470478417 (cloth) 0470478411 (cloth) |
Index Number: | K105 |
CLC: | K105-39 |
Call Number: | K105-39/S683 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. I. Principles of modeling and simulation: advancing global studies. Modeling and simulation: what, when, and why ; Research methodologies for modeling global events -- II. Modeling paradigms. System dynamics ; Agent-based modeling and social networks ; Game theory -- III. Modeling global events. Case study: Columbia-a country study of insurgency ; Case study: The Polish Solidarity Movement-laying the foundation for the collapse of Soviet Communism ; Case study: Vietnam-Johnson's war, 1963-1965 ; Case study: Cuban Missile Crisis-a national security emergency. |