Patrick Geddes's Intellectual Origins

by Murdo MacDonald

Book Overview

Patrick Geddes is one of Scotland's most remarkable thinkers of the late-nineteenth century. His environmental and cultural message endures today, yet the distinctively Scottish context to his thinking has not been properly acknowledged. This book situates Geddes within his own intellectual background (described by George Davie as 'the democratic intellect') and explores the relevance of that background to Geddes's substantial national and international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474454089
• ISBN13: 9781474454087
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"