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Book SynopsisUntil 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.
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Contemporary PsychologyTable of ContentsPreface.
Introduction.
1. Introduction to the Russian translation of Freud's Beyond the pleasure principle: Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Lurina.
2. Principles of social education for deaf and dumb children in Russia: Lev Vygotsky.
3. The methods of reflexological and psychological investigation: Lev Vygotsky.
4. The problem of the cultural behaviour of the child: Alexander Luria.
5. The problem of the cultural development of the child: Lev Vygotsky.
6. Methods for investigating concepts: Leonid Sakharov.
7. Tool and Symbol in child development: Lev Vygotsky and Alexander Luria.
8. The socialist alteration: Lev Vygotsky.
9. The development of thinking and concept formation in adolescence: Lev Vygotsky.
10. Imagination and creativity of the adolescent: Lev Vygotsky.
11. The development of voluntary attention in the child: Aleksej Leont'ev.
12. Thought in schizophrenia: Lev Vygotsky.
13. Fascism in psychoneurology: Lev Vygotsky.
14. The problem of the environment: Lev Vygotsky.
15. The development of academic concepts in school aged children: Lev Vygotsky.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
