The social theory of Patrick Geddes

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 237-260

  Scott, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environment; globalisation; Patrick Geddes; social evolution; social reconstruction; system theory; third way; Victor Branford

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983732335     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: 17412897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X15600941     Document Type: Article

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