The Vygotsky Reader

Rene Van Der Veer

ISBN 10: 0631188975 / ISBN 13: 9780631188971

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 1994

About this Item

Until quite recently, Vygotskya s work was known only to a small circle of Western psychologists, but he has rapidly emerged as one of the major theorists of the twentieth century. This new volume aims to provide students and scholars alike with a lively introduction to Vygotskya s work based on authoritative translations of the original sources.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Vygotsky Reader
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631188975
• ISBN 13: 9780631188971
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Until quite recently, Vygotsky's work was known only to a small circle of Western psychologists, but he has rapidly emerged as one of the major theorists of the twentieth century. This new volume aims to provide students and scholars alike with a lively introduction to Vygotsky's work based on authoritative translations of the original sources.

The volume covers the various areas in which Vygotsky worked, including education, psychology, paedology, psychiatry and defectology. Papers have been selected to give a representative overview of Vygotsky's multifaceted work during difficult periods. The volume also highlights little-known facets of his work, such as his anti-fascist and pro-socialist writings and provides the reader with a number of pieces that appear in English for the first time.

The editors provide a brief introduction and notes for each translation to facilitate reading and place each piece in its historical context. As the volume requires no preparatory reading it can be used both as an introduction to the key ideas in Vygotsky's work, and as a companion to the theoretical and historical analysis presented in van der Veer and Vlasiner's Understanding Vygotsky.

About the Author

René van de Veer is Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Leiden.

Jaan Valsiner is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.