Product Description: Examines the continuing relevance of early British sociologists Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and their associates.Envisioning Sociology is a landmark work, the first major study of the founding of sociology in Britain and the enormous contributions made by the intellectual circle led by Victor Branford and Patrick Geddes...read more

Product Description: James Procter's introduction places Hall's work within its historical contexts, providing a clear guide to his key ideas and influences, as well as to his critics and his intellectual legacy. Stuart Hall has been pivotal to the development of cultural studies during the past forty years...read more

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This new analysis of Patrick Geddes' (1854-1932) life and work reviews his ideas and philosophy of planning, providing a scholarly yet accessible account for students of the history of planning, urban design, social theory and British history. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of urban planning, social theory, urban design, and nineteenth century history.

Book by Humpherys, Anne