1st Edition
Moralising Space The Utopian Urbanism of the British Positivists, 1855-1920
Chapter 1. The Positivist Imagination: Civic Virtue, Sociology and City Design Chapter 2. Auguste Comte: Envisioning Utopia Chapter 3. Richard Congreve: A Systematic Policy for Imperial Devolution Chapter 4. Frederic Harrison: A Social Programme for an Industrial Republic Chapter 5. Charles Booth: Moralising Space, Positivist Sociology and Limited Socialism Chapter 6. Patrick Geddes: A Culture Policy for Garden City-states Chapter 7. Victor Branford: City Design, the Third Alternative Conclusion Altruistic Agencies
Biography
Matthew Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, USA. He earned a Master of Arts with distinction from the Architectural Association and a PhD in History from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. As an intellectual historian Wilson’s research focuses on the political, philosophical and epistemological movements of spatial design.
