Simulating Societies | The Computer Simulation of Social Phenomena

Gilbert, Nigel, & Doran, Jim (Eds.)

ISBN 10: 1857280822 / ISBN 13: 9781857280821

Published by UCL Press, London, 1994

About this Item

5-1/2" x 8-3/4", xii + 306pp. Printed on alkaline paper and bound in glued signatures in dark green library binding. Bottom fore corners lightly bumped. Minor shelf wear, edge wear to jacket. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Appears to be an unread copy.

Seller Inventory # 004862

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Simulating Societies | The Computer Simulation of Social Phenomena
• Publisher: UCL Press, London
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857280822
• ISBN 13: 9781857280821
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cultural Studies - Sociology

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Synopsis

This path-breaking book explains how simulation models can be created using recently developed artificial intelligence techniques. The reader is taken through the methods of testing and experiment, and is shown how the formulation of social theory and methodology can be aided by simulation. The appeal of the book is two-fold. First, it introduces computer simulation to a broad range of social scientists. Second, it clearly demonstrates an important application of distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) to computer science researchers. This book is intended for academic and postgraduate researchers in social science including sociology, management, economics, social psychology, planning, archaeology, anthropology. Computer science researchers with an interest in Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI).