Sex, Money and Power: The Transformation of Collective LifeISBN: 978-0-7456-3350-3
Hardcover
192 pages
October 2004, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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Bill 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.
We 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 different bonds, of blood, soil and faith.
This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, as well as of the humanities in general. It will also be compelling reading for anyone who is interested in human relationships and modern society.