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Title: a primer in narrative but also in political correctness
Review: I can't help but think that anthropologist Clifford Geertz, whose ideas about narrative and culture underlie much of this therapy, would be disappointed by this book. Anyone who has worked with tribal peoples knows that you can't use techniques to get them to fit your agenda, even when it is a "progressive" one like the agenda in this book. Aren't therapists supposed to let the clients' needs define therapy? If so, why do the authors of this book so often insert definitions reactively counter to their view of what's "oppressive"? Is it not better to have no agenda at all? This is not a bad book by any means. But it is limited in scope. Trust in the narrative process demands a true shared inquiry, not one driven by culture bound feminist and politically correct ideology.
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