Moral crusades in an age of mistrust : the Jimmy Savile scandal /

Moral crusades in an age of mistrust : the Jimmy Savile scandal /

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Author / Creator:	Furedi, Frank.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. ©2013
Description:	viii, 108 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Palgrave pivot Palgrave pivot.
Subject:	Savile, Jimmy, -- 1926-2011. Savile, Jimmy, -- 1926-2011. Moral panics -- Great Britain. Sex crimes -- Great Britain. Sex scandals -- Great Britain. Social ethics -- Great Britain. Moral conditions. Sex crimes. Sex scandals. Social ethics. Social conditions. Great Britain -- Moral conditions. Great Britain -- Social conditions. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9136362

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ISBN:	1137338016 9781137338013
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust examines the sociological meaning of the sudden transformation of Jimmy Savile, the cultural icon, into the personification of evil. The epidemic of scandals unleashed by the Savile Scandal highlights the precarious status of relations of trust. The rapid escalation of this crisis offers insights into the relationship between anxieties about childhood and the wider moral order. This exploration of the emergence of a moral crusade explains why western society has become so uncomfortable with the exercise of authority."--Page 4 of cover.

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