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Game theory and minorities in American literature /

"This pioneering study applies the theory of games of strategy (or game theory) to a selection of minoritarian texts from the American canon. Concentrating on rational decision making, the discussion introduces the most common social dilemmas, the Stag Hunt, the Prisoner's Dilemma, Chicken...

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Main Author:	Wainwright, Michael
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Subjects:	American literature > Minority authors > History and criticism > Theory, etc. Game theory. Minorities > United States > Intellectual life. Minorities in literature. Canon (Literature) LITERARY CRITICISM > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.

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