Turning Words Spinning Worlds

This collection represents Michael Rosen's encounter with an 'ethnography of the center'-the study of cultural orders in the heart of the metropolis. Considers occupational worlds from finance and advertising to the subworld of drug dealing.

When thinking is moving out of the grids of the binary structure, writing practices may become a source of reflection and debate. The book is an attempt to bring the issue of writing into discussion in the field of management studies and organization theory.

Vols. 8-10 of the 1965-1984 master cumulation constitute a title index.

The Handbook of Narrative Inquiry is the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the developing methodology of narrative inquiry. International in scope, this Handbook outlines the historical development and philosophical underpinnings of narrative inquiry and describes different forms of narrative. This one-of-a-kind volume offers a methodological map of this field of inquiry and encourages further dialogue, discussion, and experimentation as the field continues to develop. Key Features: Offers coverage of various disciplines and viewpoints from around the world: Leading international contributors draw upon narrative inquiry as conceptualized in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Nursing, and other disciplines. Illustrates the range of narrative inquiry forms: The Handbook presents both conceptual and practical in-depth descriptions of narrative inquiry. Portrays how narrative inquiry is applied to research in different professional fields: The contributors pay particular attention to representational issues, ethical issues, and some of the complexities of narrative inquiry with indigenous and cross-cultural participants in addition to child participants. --

Come enter the world of CIRCLE SPINNING: JEWISH TURNING AND RETURNING TALES. In her third book, storyteller and author Cherie Karo Schwartz takes the reader on a pathway of spiraling interwoven stories. Drawing on the ancient jewish tradition of midrashim, she blends her renewing turnings of ancient tales, folk tales, original stories, and poetry into a seamless journey of Four Worlds and Four Elements discovery for dreamers and seekers. This book is enhanced with the superb paper-cut artistry of Lisa Rauchwerger. Her visual midrashim beautifully complement the stories in theme and intention.