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Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling - With Applications for the Social Sciences (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018):... Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling - With Applications for the Social Sciences (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Eric Silverman; Contributions by Daniel Courgeau, Robert Franck, Jakub Bijak, Jason Hilton, …
R1,965 Discovery Miles 19 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This open access book examines the methodological complications of using complexity science concepts within the social science domain. The opening chapters take the reader on a tour through the development of simulation methodologies in the fields of artificial life and population biology, then demonstrates the growing popularity and relevance of these methods in the social sciences. Following an in-depth analysis of the potential impact of these methods on social science and social theory, the text provides substantive examples of the application of agent-based models in the field of demography. This work offers a unique combination of applied simulation work and substantive, in-depth philosophical analysis, and as such has potential appeal for specialist social scientists, complex systems scientists, and philosophers of science interested in the methodology of simulation and the practice of interdisciplinary computing research.

Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling - With Applications for the Social Sciences (Paperback, Softcover... Methodological Investigations in Agent-Based Modelling - With Applications for the Social Sciences (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Eric Silverman; Contributions by Daniel Courgeau, Robert Franck, Jakub Bijak, Jason Hilton, …
R1,666 Discovery Miles 16 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This open access book examines the methodological complications of using complexity science concepts within the social science domain. The opening chapters take the reader on a tour through the development of simulation methodologies in the fields of artificial life and population biology, then demonstrates the growing popularity and relevance of these methods in the social sciences. Following an in-depth analysis of the potential impact of these methods on social science and social theory, the text provides substantive examples of the application of agent-based models in the field of demography. This work offers a unique combination of applied simulation work and substantive, in-depth philosophical analysis, and as such has potential appeal for specialist social scientists, complex systems scientists, and philosophers of science interested in the methodology of simulation and the practice of interdisciplinary computing research.

Fighting to Lose - How the German Secret Intelligence Service Helped the Allies Win the Second World War (Paperback): John... Fighting to Lose - How the German Secret Intelligence Service Helped the Allies Win the Second World War (Paperback)
John Bryden
R555 R494 Discovery Miles 4 940 Save R61 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Startling new revelations about collaboration between the Allies and the German Secret Service. Based on extensive primary source research, John Bryden's Fighting to Lose presents compelling evidence that the German intelligence service - the Abwehr - undertook to rescue Britain from certain defeat in 1941. Recently opened secret intelligence files indicate that the famed British double-cross or double-agent system was in fact a German triple-cross system. These files also reveal that British intelligence secretly appealed to the Abwehr for help during the war, and that the Abwehr's chief, Admiral Canaris, responded by providing Churchill with the ammunition needed in order to persuade Roosevelt to lure the Japanese into attacking Pearl Harbor. These findings and others like them make John Bryden's Fighting to Lose one of the most fascinating books about World War II to be published for many years.

Northern Neighbours - Scotland and Norway since 1800 (Hardcover): John Bryden, Ottar Brox, Lesley Riddoch Northern Neighbours - Scotland and Norway since 1800 (Hardcover)
John Bryden, Ottar Brox, Lesley Riddoch
R2,588 Discovery Miles 25 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a topical, comparative study of the economic, social and political development of Norway and Scotland since 1800. How did the development of two small countries at the north of Europe, whose histories were joined from about the year 795 AD - including a 300 year alliance - nevertheless diverge sharply in the modern era? This edited collection of essays covers various elements of this analysis including land ownership, politics, agriculture, industry, money and banking, local government, education, religion, access and the outdoor life, as well as several more synthetic chapters. Written as it is by historians, political scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists and human geographers, the book moves beyond historical narrative, and outlines elements of a theory of divergent development between Norway and Scotland over the long term, and so towards a novel history which will be of interest to a wider audience. Features: focus on key periods of intensive relationships between Scotland and Norway; new analysis of the differences between the two countries after the medieval period; clear information and analysis of how Norway changed after independence from Denmark; policy ideas on 'independence' issues such as natural resources and land rights; and, exclusive essays from established and new scholars.

Cooperatives in Context - Two Countries, Two Outcomes (Paperback): Bulent Temel (Ed ) Cooperatives in Context - Two Countries, Two Outcomes (Paperback)
Bulent Temel (Ed ); As told to John Bryden, Agnar Hegrenes
R722 Discovery Miles 7 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Northern Neighbours - Scotland and Norway since 1800 (Paperback): John Bryden, Ottar Brox, Lesley Riddoch Northern Neighbours - Scotland and Norway since 1800 (Paperback)
John Bryden, Ottar Brox, Lesley Riddoch
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

BCC approved (with endorsements) "How is it that two broadly similar countries, neighbours with roughly equal populations and similar natural conditions, can follow two very different development paths? The authors of Northern Neighbours claim that 'politics matter'. In their comparative history of Scotland and Norway, key factors in each county's development are thrown into relief. The result is a convincing explanation for their divergence and a significant contribution to development theory in general." Matthew Hoffman, Cornell University "In this important book we can read another exciting attempt to examine through the comparative lens the modern histories of Norway and Scotland. A team of interdisciplinary experts drawn from both countries and elsewhere in the UK have been assembled to consider the radically different historical paths of two small nations and the social, political and economic consequences." Professor Sir Tom M. Devine A topical, comparative study of the economic, social and political development of Norway and Scotland Northern Neighbours explores the reasons for, and outcomes of, the social, political and economic divergence between Scotland and Norway over a period encompassing 500 years, in an engaging and comprehensive way. This accessible comparative study takes a closer look at the links between suffrage, property ownership and the process of democratisation and distribution of political power, land use and reform, the relative movement of populations, the process of industrialization, and rights of access. It offers a thorough analysis of the history of religion, education and finance in both countries, and explores the exploitation of their rich natural resources, and the resulting contrast in their fortunes. The authors also pose timely questions about the future of both countries; whether the economic and social disparities between the two can be addressed, and if the Nordic model could provide a basis for a realistic and effective development strategy for Scotland, were it to become an independent nation. John Bryden is Emeritus Professor of Human Geography at the University of Aberdeen Ottar Brox is former research director of the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research Lesley Riddoch is a freelance journalist, commentator and broadcaster

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