Jerome Bruner is one of the grand figures of psychology. From his role as a founder of the cognitive revolution in the 1950s to his recent advocacy of cultural psychology, Bruner's influence has been dramatic and far-reaching. Such is the breadth of his vision that Bruner's work has inspired thinkers in many of the major areas of psychology and has had a powerful impact on adjacent disciplines. His writings on language acquisition, culture and education are of profound and enduring importance. Focusing on the dominant themes of language, culture and self, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of Bruner's fertile ideas and a considered appraisal of his legacy.

Introduction - David Bakhurst and Stuart G Shanker Bruner's WayImbalancing Act - Clifford Geertz Jerome Bruner's Cultural Psychology Bruner on Language Acquisition - Michael TomaselloThe House that Bruner Built - Stuart G Shanker and Talbot J TaylorBruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk - Talbot J TaylorEmotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years - Judy Dunn and Jane R BrownEducation - David R Olson the Bridge from Culture to MindTowards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction - Edward S ReedCommentaries - Howard Gardner Jerome Bruner as Educator: Personal Reflections Reed on Bruner on Education - David BakhurstInfancy and the Birth of Competence - Duane Rumbaugh, Michael Bera and Christopher Elder Bruner and Comparative-Developmental Research Norms in Life - Rom Harré Problems in the Representation of RulesTowards a Third Revolution in Psychology - John Shotter From Inner Mental Representations to Dialogically Structured Social PracticesMemory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology - David BakhurstIn Response - Jerome Bruner