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Growing artificial societies : social science from the bottom up / Joshua M. Epstein, Robert Axtell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Epstein, Joshua M., 1951- author.
- Axtell, Robert, author.
- Series:
- Complex adaptive systems
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 208 pages) : color illustrations.
- Other Title:
- MIT Press CogNet.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [1996]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Growing Artificial Societies is a milestone in social science research. It vividly demonstrates the potential of agent-based computer simulation to break disciplinary boundaries. It does this by analyzing in a unified framework the dynamic interactions of such diverse activities as trade, combat, mating, culture, and disease. It is an impressive achievement.'
- Notes:
- "A product of the 2050 Project, a collaborative effort of the Brookings Institution, the Santa Fe Institute and the World Resources Institute."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-202) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Epstein, Joshua M., 1951- Growing artificial societies.
- ISBN:
- 9780262272360
- 0262272369
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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