Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky

"All academic libraries, even those in two-year colleges, should add these volumes to their collections." (Choice, February 1998) "The Collected Works in English are particularly valuable because a broad and honest reading of Vygotsky challenges common assumptions about psychology. By building on Vygotsky's more promising insights, psychology might have a better chance of overcoming the divisions it still faces." (American Scientist, May - June 1998)

• 1: The Problem of the Development of Higher Mental Functions.- 2: Research Method.- 3: Analysis of Higher Mental Functions.- 4: The Structure of Higher Mental Functions.- 5: Genesis of Higher Mental Functions.- 6: The Development of Speech.- 7: Prehistory of the Development of Written Language.- 8: Development of Arithmetic Operations.- 9: Mastering Attention.- 10: The Development of Mnemonic and Mnemotechnical Functions.- 11: Development of Speech and Thinking.- 12: Self-Control.- 13: Cultivation of Higher Forms of Behavior.- 14: The Problem of Cultural Age.- 15: Conclusion; Further Research; Development of Personality and World View in the Child.- The Question of Multilingual Children.- Epilogue.- Notes to the Russian Edition.- References.- Author Index.