{"product_id":"understanding-vygotsky-isbn-9780631189558","title":"Understanding Vygotsky","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. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Vygotsky\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e Illustrations vii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface viii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1 \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The First Years in Moscow 1924-1928\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II The Cultural-Historical Theory 1928-1932\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Moscow, Kharkov and Leningrad 1932-1934\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects 449\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is certainly the most comprehensive intellectual biography of Vygotsky that exists in English, and probably in any language. Moreover, it is likely to remain the standard reference in this field for a long time to come.\"\u003ci\u003e Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRene van der Veer\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at the Free University of Amsterdam and the University of Leiden, where he is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Education. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaan Valsiner\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching developmental psychology and pursuing collaborative research at a number of different universities in Europe, the USA, Australia and Brazil, since his departure from the Soviet Union in 1980. For the last decade he has been a faculty member of the Developmental Psychology Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e  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. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Vygotsky\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990434627813,"sku":"NP9780631189558","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631189558.jpg?v=1761787814","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/understanding-vygotsky-isbn-9780631189558","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}