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Chen, Katherine Kang-Ning.

Enabling creative chaos the organization behind the Burning Man event / [electronic resource] : Katherine K. Chen. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2009. - xii, 240 p., [12] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the perils of under- and overorganizing -- Context: the development of the Burning Man event and organization -- Reflexive organizing: incorporating suggestions and criticisms -- Radical inclusion: attracting and placing members -- No spectators: motivating members to contribute -- Managing relations in the pursuit of legitimacy -- Conclusion: sustaining creative chaos -- Appendix 1. Ethnography and qualitative research -- Appendix 2. Interview protocols.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Corporate Names:
Black Rock City, LLC--Management.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Burning Man (Festival)--Management.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Art festivals--Management.--Nevada

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: NX510.N32 / B6335 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 394.2509793/54