Vygotsky and the social formation of mind
By: James V. Wertsch.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Vygotskiĭ, L. S. 1896-1934; Cognition -- Social aspects; Psycholinguistics -- Social aspects; Semiotics -- Social aspects
Description: "This book falls into three parts: a biological sketch of Vygotsky, an outline of his principal tenets, and Wertsch's own attempt to bring them up to date. His scholarship is exemplary: the book is the most detailed account in English of its subject's life and work. It will be welcomed by cognitive psychologists and students of development."--Page N. Johnson-Laird, Times Literary Supplement.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 239-254.
Includes indexes.