ABSTRACT

One of the great social thinkers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) enjoyed a career of astonishing diversity. This new analysis of his life and work reviews his ideas and philosophy of planning, providing a scholarly yet accessible account for those interested in the history of planning, urban design, social theory and nineteenth century British history.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|23 pages

Practical experiments in social evolution

chapter 4|23 pages

Museums, actual and possible

chapter 5|24 pages

Maverick in the social sciences

chapter 7|25 pages

The challenge of India and Palestine