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Rene Van Der Veer - The Vygotsky Reader - 9780631188971 - V9780631188971
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The Vygotsky Reader

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Description for The Vygotsky Reader Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Veer, Rene van der; Valsiner, Jaan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
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 ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
388
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631188971
SKU
V9780631188971
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99-50

About Rene Van Der Veer
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.

Reviews for The Vygotsky Reader
"Will undoubtedly become a favorite of historians of psychology... We must be thankful to Van der Veer and Valsiner for their superb analytic work." Contemporary Psychology

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