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- catalog abstract "For decades, social scientists have worked with models that have sought to quantify and explain human behavior. The common foundation for nearly all of these mathematical applications is the assumption of linear progression, equilibrium, and stability. Serpents in the Sand: Essays on the Nonlinear Nature of Politics and Human Destiny not only argues that in fact political life is fundamentally nonlinear but investigates, estimates, and thoroughly analyzes specific instances of extreme nonlinearity in politics. By so doing, Courtney Brown offers a guide to the reader on how to apply nonlinearity, including chaos theory, to real-world situations. The author develops his argument by in-depth analysis of four examples covering a broad spectrum of political life. He considers, first, the relationship between individual rationality and the influence of a voter's political milieu. He then turns to look at the dynamics behind the Johnson vs. Goldwater landslide presidential election of 1964. The fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi Germany provide a third case study, followed, fourth, by an analysis of the relationship between democratic electoral politics and the ecological environment. Throughout, Courtney Brown employs the evidence of these cases to demonstrate the essentially nonlinear nature of human political behavior.".
- catalog contributor b8171402.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. Nonlinear Politics -- 2. The Structure of Nonlinear Time -- 3. Individual Voter Rationality and the influence of Context: The Relationship is a Catastrophe -- 4. The Anatomy of a Landslide: Johnson and Goldwater in 1964 -- 5. Nonlinear Catastrophe Superstructures and the Fall of the Weimar Republic -- 6. Politics and the Environment: Nonlinear Instabilities Dominate -- 7. Toward a General Theory of Nonlinear Political Evolution.".
- catalog description "For decades, social scientists have worked with models that have sought to quantify and explain human behavior. The common foundation for nearly all of these mathematical applications is the assumption of linear progression, equilibrium, and stability. Serpents in the Sand: Essays on the Nonlinear Nature of Politics and Human Destiny not only argues that in fact political life is fundamentally nonlinear but investigates, estimates, and thoroughly analyzes specific instances of extreme nonlinearity in politics. By so doing, Courtney Brown offers a guide to the reader on how to apply nonlinearity, including chaos theory, to real-world situations.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-171) and index.".
- catalog description "The author develops his argument by in-depth analysis of four examples covering a broad spectrum of political life. He considers, first, the relationship between individual rationality and the influence of a voter's political milieu. He then turns to look at the dynamics behind the Johnson vs. Goldwater landslide presidential election of 1964. The fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazi Germany provide a third case study, followed, fourth, by an analysis of the relationship between democratic electoral politics and the ecological environment. Throughout, Courtney Brown employs the evidence of these cases to demonstrate the essentially nonlinear nature of human political behavior.".
- catalog extent "x, 175 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Serpents in the sand.".
- catalog identifier "0472106430 (hc : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Serpents in the sand.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Serpents in the sand.".
- catalog subject "320/.01/1 20".
- catalog subject "JA74 .B723 1995".
- catalog subject "Nonlinear theories.".
- catalog subject "Political science Methodology.".
- catalog subject "Political science.".
- catalog subject "Voting.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Nonlinear Politics -- 2. The Structure of Nonlinear Time -- 3. Individual Voter Rationality and the influence of Context: The Relationship is a Catastrophe -- 4. The Anatomy of a Landslide: Johnson and Goldwater in 1964 -- 5. Nonlinear Catastrophe Superstructures and the Fall of the Weimar Republic -- 6. Politics and the Environment: Nonlinear Instabilities Dominate -- 7. Toward a General Theory of Nonlinear Political Evolution.".
- catalog title "Serpents in the sand : essays on the nonlinear nature of politics and human destiny / Courtney Brown.".
- catalog type "text".