Historical Dynamics by Peter Turchin
Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical modeling with statistical analyses. Taking up the p
"An important, original, and timely book—richly detailed and beautifully thought out"—Jack A. Goldstone, University of California, Davis
"This book is clearly the state of the art in formal modeling and computer simulation of long-term historical changes in territorial states. Elegantly formulated and clearly written, it takes an important topic to a new level of formal sophistication."—Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania
"This book is clearly the state of the art in formal modeling and computer simulation of long-term historical changes in territorial states. Elegantly formulated and clearly written, it takes an important topic to a new level of formal sophistication."—Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Turchin is Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of Quantitative Analysis of Movement and Complex Population Dynamics (Princeton).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691180779 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691180776 |
| Title | Historical Dynamics |
| Author | Peter Turchin |
| Series | Princeton Studies In Complexity |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2018-05-22 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
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