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965339
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b719709
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Complexity and co-evolution : : continuity and change in socio-economic systems /\ edited by Elizabeth Garnsey and James McGlade.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (ix, 219 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1283218771
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: 184542140X
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: 1847202926
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: 9781283218771
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: 9781845421403
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: 9781847202925
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Contributors; Preface; 1. The nature of complexity; 2. Evolution, diversity and organization; 3. Cities: continuity, transformation and emergence; 4. Ecohistorical regimes and la longue durée: an approach to mapping long-term societal change; 5. Restless capitalism: a complexity perspective on modern capitalist economies; 6. Industrial resilience and decline: a co-evolutionary framework; 7. Diversity and uniformity in the evolution of early information and communication technologies; Afterword; Index.
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Applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Economic history.
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Social structure.
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Economic history.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Social structure.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.301
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| LC Classification
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HM706.C655 2006eb
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| Added Entry
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Garnsey, Elizabeth,1945-
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McGlade, James,1950-
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