Understanding Vygotsky : A Quest for Synthesis Paperback / softback
by Rene (University of Leiden and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Van der Veer, Jaan (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Valsiner
Paperback / softback
Description
This book presents the most comprehensive introduction to the life and ideas of Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) yet written.
As a key to understanding one of the most potent influences on developmental theories this century, Van der Veer and Valsiner explore Vygotsky's ideas in the contexts of Russian psychology and the politics of the inter-war years.
The authors chart Vygotsky's intellectual development through the course of his life, establishing links with his predecessors and contemporaries and illustrating his intellectual interdependence with the contemporary scientific community and the creative endeavors of the fine arts.
Careful analysis of his social context allows detailed discussion of Vygotsky's indebtedness to literary scholarship, with psychoanalysis, Gestalt psychology and paedology.
Understanding Vygotsky not only shows the extent to which Vygotsky's work can be further developed to be relevant to the end of the twentieth century but also opens up scope for a more detailed analysis of his contemporaries.
It will be essential reading for all students of Vygotsky and his ideas.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:03/09/1993
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- ISBN:9780631189558
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:03/09/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780631189558
