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Mind in Society
L. S. Vygotsky
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Description for Mind in Society
Paperback. Editor(s): Cole, Michael; John-Steiner, Vera; Scribner, Sylvia; Souberman, Ellen. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of cognitive development in his own words—collected and translated by an outstanding group of scholars.
“A landmark book.” —Contemporary Psychology
The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky’s important essays, most of which have previously been unavailable in English.
The mind, Vygotsky argues, cannot be understood in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674576292
SKU
V9780674576292
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About L. S. Vygotsky
L. S. Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist, the founder of an original holistic theory of human cultural and biosocial development commonly referred to as cultural-historical psychology, and leader of the Vygotsky Circle. Michael Cole is Professor of Communication and Psychology and Director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition at the University of California, San Diego.
Reviews for Mind in Society
This little book is an intellectual excitement; it abounds with all manner of ideas, insights, and novel formulations.
Kevin Connolly
Nature
Now, at long last, we have a representative selection of [Vygotsky’s] theoretical essays, in a new collection prepared by Michael Cole and his co-workers, under the ingenious title Mind in Society… It pieces together selections from ... Read more
Kevin Connolly
Nature
Now, at long last, we have a representative selection of [Vygotsky’s] theoretical essays, in a new collection prepared by Michael Cole and his co-workers, under the ingenious title Mind in Society… It pieces together selections from ... Read more