This paper is a reflexive account of an encounter with an auto-ethnographic text of life in a travelling circus written from the perspective of a member of a circus family. Utilises MacIntyre’s ‘practice-based community’ as an interpretive lens. Research progressed in Culture and Organization 2006 and forthcoming book chapter 2007

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Citation: Beadle, Ron (2003) The discovery of a peculiar good: towards a reading of Nell Stroud's  'Josser:  days  and nights in  the circus'.  Tamara:  Journal  of  Critical  Postmodern Organization Science, 2 (3). pp. 60-68. ISSN 1545-6420 Published by: TamaraURL: This  version  was  downloaded  from  Northumbria  Research  Link: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/2751/Northumbria University has developed Northumbria Research Link (NRL) to enable users to access the University’s research output. Copyright © and moral rights for items on NRL are retained by the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners.  Single copies of full items can be reproduced,  displayed or  performed,  and given to  third parties in  any format  or medium for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given, as well  as a hyperlink and/or URL to the original metadata page. The content must  not  be changed in any way. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without  formal  permission  of  the  copyright  holder.   The  full  policy  is  available  online: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/policies.htmlThis document may differ from the final, published version of the research and has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies. To read and/or cite from the published version of the research, please visit the publisher’s website (a subscription may be required.)

The discovery of a peculiar good: towards a reading of Nell Stroud's 'Josser: days and nights in the circus'.

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Citation: Beadle, Ron (2003) The discovery of a peculiar good: towards a reading of Nell Stroud's 
'Josser: days and nights in the circus'. Tamara: Journal of Critical Postmodern Organization Science, 
2 (3). pp. 60-68. ISSN 1545-6420 
Published by: Tamara
URL: 
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The discovery of a peculiar good: towards a reading of Nell Stroud's 'Josser: days and nights in the circus'.

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