The great seesaw: A new view of the western world, 1750-2000 by Geoffrey Blainey - 1988

South Melbourne: The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second impression. "An argument for the existence of a mental see saw which in the last 250 years has affected a wide range of human attitudes and activities. When the see saw tilts to extreme optimism or pessimism, all kinds of attitudes, normally seen as unconnected, move too. A variety of intellectual activities and movements are partly under the sway of the seesaw, but its powerful influence is rarely noticed. A knowledge of the see saw helps to explain events that seem as far apart as the oil crisis of the 1970s and the counter culture of the 1960s, the high confidence of the mid-nineteenth century and the Cult of the Noble Savage in the era of Rousseau and Captain Cook. The author argues that the present economic crisis has close links with the see saw, though the see saw itself is more than an economic mechanism." (publisher's blurb

South Melbourne, Victoria Australia: The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, 1988 355 pages. The page edges are moderately foxed and tanned. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size E: 8"-9" Tall (204-227mm).

Macmillan Co. of Australia, Australia, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. minimal shelf wear, small spot on rear free end-paper, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a very nice copy Size: Octavo. 355 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Civilization, Modern; Civilization, Western; Cycles; ISBN: 0333477618. ISBN/EAN: 9780333477618. Library of Congress No: 88207071. Dewey Code: 909.08. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 101496. . 9780333477618

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.