The great Russian psychologist LS Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in
developmental psychology. But somewhat ironically, his theory of development has never …

Educated as a lawyer and philologist, Lev S. Vygotsky had already made several
contributions to literary criticism when he began his career as a psychologist following the …

Because anthropology is predicated upon the centrality of the social and the cultural in
human life, anthropologies of the individual must account for the collective nature of the …

In a book of intellectual breadth, James Wertsch not only offers a synthesis and critique of all
Vygotsky's major ideas, but also presents a program for using Vygotskian theory as a guide …

LS Vygotsky was an early twentieth century Russian social theorist whose writing exerts a
significant influence on the development of social theory in the early twenty first century. His …

In this volume, readers are introduced to Vygotsky's argument for a theoretical and
methodological approach to differentiate A" higher" mental functions from the more basic …

Discusses Vygotsky's philosophical commitment to Marxism and to a psychology based on
Marxist premises. He wrote during the 1920's and 1930's when Russian Marxist theory was …

This book is the outcome of a long and passionate debate among world experts about two of
the most pivotal figures of psychology: Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotksy. The occasion was a …

The increased recognition of the roles that cultural and social factors play in human
development along with advances in neuroscience and cognition research present …

A fundamental tenet of Vygotsky's approach to human mental functioning is that 'the social
dimension of consciousness is primary in time and in fact. The individual dimension of …