Serpents in the Sand: Essays in the Nonlinear Nature of Politics and Human Destiny

by Courtney Brown

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 not only argues that political life is fundamentally nonlinear but thoroughly analyzes specific instances of extreme nonlinearity in politics. By so doing, Courtney Brown offers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472106430
• ISBN13: 9780472106431
• Release Date: June 1995
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"