Michael Cole (Author) , Karl Levitin (Author) , Alexander R Luria (Author)

• Contents: Preface: Putting a Scientific Autobiography Into Its Social and Personal Contexts. Part I: The Making of Mind in Its Original Form. Introduction: The Historical Context. Apprenticeship. Moscow. Vygotsky. Cultural Differences in Thinking. Mental Development in Twins. Verbal Regulation of Behavior. Disturbance of Brain Functions. Neuropsychology in World War II. Mechanisms of the Brain. Romantic Science. Epilogue: A Portrait of Luria. Part II: Luria in Retrospect. Luria: "These Are Complex Times..." (The Social Context). Luria in Personal Context: Reconciling Contradictions.

"For anyone who is familiar with and admires Alexander Romanovich Luria, this book is a delight. For those who are unfamiliar, or only vaguely familiar with him, it is an astonishing revelation.."—PsycCRITIQUES"It is splendid to have available a new edition of Luria's autobiography, together with a new Preface and Epilogue. ... The scientific community will welcome the opportunity to review Luria's scientific life and seminal ideas. And now, from the perspective of life after the USSR, an even wider community of scholars will learn about the extraordinary social context in which he worked."—Larry R. Squire, Ph.D.Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, UCSD School of Medicine and Research