Luria: 10 books

Alexander Luria was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. His official autobiography was written as a citizen of the Soviet Union, and while it provides a compelling story of his lifelong devotion to developing a comprehensive theory of the biological and cultural foundations...

This full-length translation of Professor Luria's book introduces to the English­ speaking world a major document in neuropsychology, summarizing Professor Luria's earlier contributions to that area for nearly a third of a century. It is a monumental contribution. Nothing of this scope exists in...

This full-length translation of Professor Luria's book introduces to the English­ speaking world a major document in neuropsychology, summarizing Professor Luria's earlier contributions to that area for nearly a third of a century. It is a monumental contribution. Nothing of this scope exists in...

For any of us, problem solving is a daily event. For some, it is a major task. This historical book puts to use neuropsychological methods to analyze the process of problem solving. Experience shows that the process is psychologically so complicated that standard methods established in pedagogy and...

Alexander Luria es considerado el fundador de la neuropsicología. En este libro nos ofrece un cautivador retrato de la heroica lucha de un hombre por recuperar sus facultades mentales. En 1943, con 23 años, el soldado ruso Zasetski recibe una bala en la cabeza en la batalla de Smolensk. De pronto...

The world was at peace when they gathered in Hamburg to plot jihad. Some had had flight training; the rest were muscle. If only one knew the endgame, they all knew they were going to die. They were dedicated, but they were amateurs. They made careless mistakes, and CIA got wind of them early...

Mary Hays worked alone in compiling the 302 entries that make up Female Biography (1803). By contrast, producing a modern, critical edition of the work relied on the expertise of 168 scholars across 18 countries. Essays in this collection focus on the exhaustive research, editorial challenges and innovative responses involved in this project.

Creativity and Humor provides an overview of the intersection of how humor influences creativity and how creativity can affect humor. The book's chapters speak to the wide reach of creativity and humor with different topics, such as play, culture, work, education, therapy, and social justice covered....

The surge of contemporary interest in Vygotsky's contribution to child psychology has focused largely on his developmental method and his claim that higher psychological functions in the individual emerge out of social processes, that is, his notion of the "zone of proximal development."...

Para este tomo se han seleccionado dos de las obras más conocidas de la teoría psicológica general de Vygotski. La primera, "Pensamiento y Lenguaje", aparte de ser la que ha dado a conocer internacionalmente a este psicólogo, se trata de la obra más leída del autor y también la que...