Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust: The Jimmy Savile Scandal(Palgrave Pivot)

Series: Palgrave Pivot

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 book explains why western society has become so uncomfortable with the exercise of authority.