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Trade ReviewIn this concise intellectual biography of L. S. Vygotsky, eminent Vygotskian authority René van der Veer has written an accessible account of the major periods of Vygotsky’s career, reviewing the development of Vygotsky’s thinking in plain and often witty language, a service of immeasurable importance, given Vygotsky’s notorious indifference to his readers’ sensibilities... This volume is straightforward and edifying enough for undergraduates, and stimulating and informative enough for those who have been immersed in Vygotskian scholarship for many decades. -- Peter Smagorinsky, The University of Georgia, USA
Table of ContentsForeword Series Editor's Preface Preface Introduction
Part I: Intellectual Biography 1. Lev Vygotsky
Part II: Critical Exposition of Vygotsky's Work 2. Early Writings 3. Creating Cultural-historical Theory 4. The Zone of Proximal Development 5. Cross-cultural Education
Part III: The Reception, Influence and Relevance of Vygotsky's Work Today 6. Contemporary Educational Research 7. Conclusions Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
