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1. Leisure and the Changing City 1870 - 1914 (Routledge Revivals)

   By Helen Meller

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   By the late nineteenth century, the city had become the dominant social environment of Britain, with the majority of the population living in large cities, often with over 100, 000 inhabitants. The central concern of this book, first published in 1976, is to assess how successful the late...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Patrick Geddes

   Social Evolutionist and City Planner

   By Helen Meller

   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...

   Published January 5th 1994 by Routledge