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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...

Seventy years after his death, the visionary work of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) continues to have a profound impact on psychology, sociology, education, and other varied disciplines. The Essential Vygotsky selects the most significant writings from all phases of his work, and material from all six volumes of his Collected Works, so that readers can introduce themselves to the pioneering concepts developed by this influential Russian therapist, scholar, and cultural theorist, including:

The cultural-historical approach
The role of language in...

This volume speaks directly to the present crisis in education and the nature/nurture debate in psychology. It provides an understanding of an interdisciplinarian approach to the education of normal and exceptional children, the evolution of behaviour and other issues in cognitive psychology.

Published in English for the first time, this classic work, completed in 1926, is a rare find. Often referenced but rarely seen outside of excerpts in Russian publication, the well-written and highly opinionated text presents readers with a historical trek through the mind of one of the world's most foremost psychological thinkers of the 20th century.