{"product_id":"jane-austen-game-theorist-updated-edition-9780691162447","title":"Jane Austen, Game Theorist: Updated Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the works of Jane Austen show that game theory is present in all human behavior\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGame theory--the study of how people make choices while interacting with others--is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hundred years ago--over a century before its mathematical development during the Cold War. \u003ci\u003eJane Austen, Game Theorist\u003c\/i\u003e shows how this beloved writer theorized choice and preferences, prized strategic thinking, and analyzed why superiors are often strategically clueless about inferiors. Exploring a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the wide relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Suk-Young Chwe\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of \u003ci\u003eRational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527177343250,"sku":"9780691162447","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cdfa466c-a446-4802-970c-4c01d13ebfa3.jpg?v=1731293556","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/jane-austen-game-theorist-updated-edition-9780691162447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}