TY - BOOK AU - Caldarelli,Guido AU - Catanzaro,Michele TI - Networks: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199588077 (pbk.) U1 - 003.72 CAL PY - 2012/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - System analysis KW - Popular works N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116) and index; 1. A network point of view on the world -- 2. A fruitful approach -- 3. A world of networks -- 4. Connected and close -- 5. Superconnectors -- 6. Emergence of networks -- 7. Digging deeper into networks -- 8. Perfect storms in networks -- 9. All the world's a net; or not N2 - Networks are involved in many aspects of everyday life, from food webs in ecology and the spread of pandemics to social networking and public transport. This book explores the basics of network theory to understand the science of complexity and its importance, using examples from nature, technology, and society, and history ER -