The Autobiography of Alexander Luria - A Dialogue with The Making of Mind (Paperback, First and Third)

A.R. Luria was one of the most significant psychological researchers and theorists of the 20th century. He is considered to have founded the field of neuropsychology, and he had a great influence on and was influenced by the work of Lev Vygotsky, whose cultural theory of child development is now very much in vogue. Michael Cole is one of the premier cultural-developmental psychologists of our time and spent several years working with Luria at Moscow State University in the 1960s and 70s. Shortly after Luria's death, he facilitated the publication of his autobiography. However, Luria lived in fear of the Soviet Union and his autobiography was cryptic and avoided any information about the circumstances of his life and how he dealt personally and scientifically with the rapidly shifting, often dangerous, social context in which he worked. Cole has uncovered a good deal of this personal information since the fall of the Soviet Union and this edition of the text will have a new introduction and epilogue that adds crucial information and details about Luria's life. respecting Luria's account of his scientific career while providing the world with a fuller account of the connections between his life and work on the one hand, and the social conditions of that life and work in the history of his country. The book will appeal to psychologists, neuropsychologists, and other scientists interested in Luria's life achievements.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Michael Cole • Karl Levitin • Alexander R. Luria
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	First and Third
ISBN-13:	978-0-8058-5499-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8058-5499-1
Barcode:	9780805854992

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