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THE ESSENTIAL PIAGET: AN INTERPRETIVE REFERENCE AND GUIDE edited by Howard E. Gruber and J. Jacques Voneche. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 1995, 2nd ed. 912 pp. $50.00 (paper).
This second edition of "the best and most complete of all the anthologies" of Jean Piaget's work, published in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth, will be valued by all scholars interested in his work, and in cognitive psychology in general. The first hardcover and paperback editions, published in 1977 and 1982, respectively, have been out of print for several years. Thus, this new paperback edition should be welcomed by many. The editors, professors Howard E. Gruber and J. Jacques Voneche, provide an illuminating introduction to the book as a whole, along with topical introductions to the different sections and explanatory notes. They also include a chronology of Piaget's life, a bibliography, and name and subject indexes.
The Essential Piaget spans some...