Books by Michael Suk-Young Chwe

I will second the recommendation.  Michael is a political scientist at UCLA, and this volume is one of the most important social books of the last fifteen years.  He shows the importance of “common knowledge” in explaining social phenomena, namely we create rational rituals so that others can see we are acting in concert with them.  It’s all about public ceremonies, parades, dances, and meetings.  It’s also why good Super Bowl commercials can be so effective.  The work dates from 2001, but it se...

2. Michael Suk-Young Chwe, Jane Austen, Game Theorist .  I remain a Chwe fan, even though I appreciate Jane Austen less than do most other readers of intelligent fiction.