Learning from the Lasses
Women of the Patrick Geddes Circle
Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781909912922 | |
| Publisher: | Midpoint Trade Books | Publication: | December 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Luath Press Ltd | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781909912922 |
| Publisher: | Midpoint Trade Books |
| Publication: | December 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Luath Press Ltd |
| Language: | English |
Walter Stephen and a bevy of Modern Geddesians investigate the women who had an influence on, or were influenced by, the Scottish thinker, Patrick Geddes. Ranging from his mother to an Indian nun, his wife to a suffragette, this volume crosses the globe, highlighting the far-reaching influence of Geddes and the range of very different women who were linked to him in one way or another. Starting out with his family in Scotland and giving a detailed insight into life in historic Edinburgh and the rest of the country, the text is of interest to anybody living in Scotland.
Walter Stephen and a bevy of Modern Geddesians investigate the women who had an influence on, or were influenced by, the Scottish thinker, Patrick Geddes. Ranging from his mother to an Indian nun, his wife to a suffragette, this volume crosses the globe, highlighting the far-reaching influence of Geddes and the range of very different women who were linked to him in one way or another. Starting out with his family in Scotland and giving a detailed insight into life in historic Edinburgh and the rest of the country, the text is of interest to anybody living in Scotland.
