{"product_id":"sex-money-and-power-9780745633510","title":"Sex Money and Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimacy, choice, movement  these are the elements which make up the desirable lifestyle in the mainstream of affluent societies. They also undermine traditional forms of power and control. And they create a web of connections between individuals all over the world, which promises to be more flexible and less restrictive than any which have existed before. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBill Jordan sets out to explain the particular attractions of this vision of freedom, equality and harmony. He traces its appeal to a formula for human institutions which emerged with the birth of the social sciences. Sex, money and political authority glued together these changing accounts of the collective world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe are still seduced by the idea that personal autonomy and the moral sovereignty of individuals can make up a well-functioning social order. But, he argues, our present global institutions shut out the majority of the world's population, who are left to rely on quite d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written in an accessible style, the book weaves personal narrative about the author's 'gypsy scholar' life with social theorizing. It produces an interesting account of shifting social bonds and tensions between private and public experiences and events. The book draws on a wide range of resources, including sociological research, political and economic events and theories, and popular cultural materials, including film, television and novels.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology; Lisa Smyth, Queens University Belfast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sex Money and Power is a wonderfully written reflection on the meaning of our individual lives and their relation to a wider social context. In an unconvential but poignant way, it uses autobiography, social theory and historical narrative to confront the great gods of our time, and the processes that bind us to them. A humorous, quirky subtle, insightful and provocative look at questions that should be taxing us all, this work connects the personal and the social in a flowing and compelling analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaladin Meckled-Garcia, University College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter One: Inside the Web.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Two: Intimate Connections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Three: Sex and Self-Improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Four: The Nature of Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Five: One the Move: Mobility as the Basis for Freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Six: Keep Out: Organizations, Boundaries and Exclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Seven: Organizations and Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Eight: Power and World Poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Nine: Power, Passion and Loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Ten: Connections and Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404368322903,"sku":"9780745633510","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745633510.jpg?v=1730486243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-money-and-power-9780745633510","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}