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The East in the West reassesses Western views of Asia. Traditionally many European historians and theorists have seen the societies of the East as 'static' or 'backward'. Jack Goody challenges these assumptions, beginning with the notion of a special Western rationality which enabled 'us' and not 'them' to modernise. He then turns to book-keeping, which several social and economic historians have seen as intrinsic to capitalism, arguing that there was in fact little difference between East and West in terms of mercantile activity. Other factors said to inhibit the East's development, such as the family and forms of labour, have also been greatly exaggerated. This Eurocentrism both fails to explain the current achievements of the East, and misunderstands Western history. The East in the West starts to redress the balance, and so marks a fundamental shift in our view of Western and Eastern history and society.

J4129 --- J4000 --- S11/0490 --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- cross-cultural contacts, contrasts and globalization --- Japan: Social sciences in general, social history --- China: Social sciences--Society: general --- Bookkeeping --- Economic conditions --- Economic development --- Family-owned business enterprises --- World history. --- Cross-cultural studies. --- History. --- Social aspects. --- Tenue des livres --- Entreprises familiales --- Cross-cultural studies --- Etudes transculturelles --- India --- Inde --- Commerce --- History --- Histoire --- Business enterprises, Family-owned --- Family business --- Family businesses --- Family enterprises --- Family firms --- Business enterprises --- Double entry bookkeeping --- Business --- Business education --- Accounting --- Sociology of culture --- Arts and Humanities

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In this pithy and highly readable book, Brian Skyrms, a recognised authority on game and decision theory, investigates traditional problems of the social contract in terms of evolutionary dynamics. Game theory is skilfully employed to offer new interpretations of a wide variety of social phenomena, including justice, mutual aid, commitment, convention and meaning. The author eschews any grand, unified theory. Rather, he presents the reader with tools drawn from evolutionary game theory for the purpose of analysing and coming to understand the social contract. The book is not technical and requires no special background knowledge. As such, it could be enjoyed by students and professionals in a wide range of disciplines: political science, philosophy, decision theory, economics and biology.

330.1 --- 519.8 --- Social contract --- Game theory --- Games, Theory of --- Theory of games --- Mathematical models --- Mathematics --- Social compact --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Political science --- Sociology --- Sovereignty --- 519.8 Operational research --- Operational research --- 330.1 Economische grondbegrippen. Algemene begrippen in de economie --- Economische grondbegrippen. Algemene begrippen in de economie --- Legal theory and methods. Philosophy of law --- Contracttheorie --- Contrat social --- Jeux [Théorie des ] --- Speltheorie --- Théorie des jeux --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy --- Social contract. --- Game theory.