Fascinating, accessible introduction to enormously important intellectual system with numerous applications to social, economic, political problems. Newly revised edition offers overview of game theory, then lucid coverage of the two-person zero-sum game with equilibrium points; the general, two-person zero-sum game; utility theory; other topics. Problems at start of each chapter--Publisher's description.

"An unabridged and unaltered republication of the 1983 revised edition of the work published by Basic Books, Inc., New York"--T.p. verso.

1. Anoverview -- 2. The two-person, zero-sum game with equilibrium points -- 3. The general, two-person, zero-sum game -- 4. Utility theory -- 5. The two-person, non-zero-sum game -- 6. The n-person game.