{"product_id":"game-theory-a-very-short-introduction","title":"Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction","description":"Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e offers a succinct tour of the fascinating world of game theory, a ground-breaking field that analyzes how to play games in a rational way. Ken Binmore, a renowned game theorist, explains the theory in a way that is both entertaining and non-mathematical yet also deeply insightful, revealing how game theory can shed light on everything from social gatherings, to ethical decision-making, to successful card-playing strategies, to calculating the sex ratio among bees. With mini-biographies of many fascinating, and occasionally eccentric, founders of the subject--including John Nash, subject of the movie \u003cem\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c\/em\u003e--this book offers a concise overview of a cutting-edge field that has seen spectacular successes in evolutionary biology and economics, and is beginning to revolutionize other disciplines from psychology to political science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e Oxford's \u003cstrong\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/strong\u003e offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and Literary Theory to History. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given topic. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how it has developed and influenced society. Whatever the area of study, whatever the topic that fascinates the reader, the series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0199218463\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780199218462\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Binmore, Ken\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2008)","offer_id":46099783516357,"sku":"9780199218462","price":12.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780199218462.jpg?v=1776644718","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/game-theory-a-very-short-introduction","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}