Modeling and simulation for analyzing global events

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sokolowski John A 1953-
Group Author: Banks Catherine M 1960-
Published: Wiley,
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.