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Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
Michael Suk-Young Chwe
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Description for Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 8 halftones. 23 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 198.
Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge. Game theory shows that in order to coordinate its actions, a group of people must form common knowledge. Each person wants to participate only if others also participate. Members must have knowledge of each other, knowledge of that knowledge, knowledge of the knowledge of that knowledge, and so on. ... Read more
Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge. Game theory shows that in order to coordinate its actions, a group of people must form common knowledge. Each person wants to participate only if others also participate. Members must have knowledge of each other, knowledge of that knowledge, knowledge of the knowledge of that knowledge, and so on. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691158280
SKU
V9780691158280
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About Michael Suk-Young Chwe
Michael Suk-Young Chwe is Associate Professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of Jane Austen, Game Theorist (Princeton).
Reviews for Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
Communal activities, with lots of emotional and symbolic content ... serve a rational purpose, argues Michael Suk-Young Chwe... [His] work, like his own academic career, bridges several social sciences.
Virginia Postrel, New York Times A welcome addition... Rational Ritual ... can be understood and enjoyed by almost anyone interested in human interaction.
Vincent P. Crawford, Journal of Economic Literature ... Read more
Virginia Postrel, New York Times A welcome addition... Rational Ritual ... can be understood and enjoyed by almost anyone interested in human interaction.
Vincent P. Crawford, Journal of Economic Literature ... Read more