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Representing the New World argues for the importance of Spain in the New World as an example of France and England in their efforts to establish colonies and suggests that this example was ambivalent and contradictory as well as surprisingly persistent in the representations of Spain in French and English texts concerning the Americas.

In disease cluster communities across the country, environmental contamination from local industries is often suspected as a source of disease. But civic action is notoriously hampered by the slow response from government agencies to investigate the cause of disease and the complexities of risk assessment. In Risk and Adaptation in a Cancer Cluster Town, Laura Hart examines another understudied dimension of community inaction: the role of emotion and its relationship to community experiences of social belonging and inequality. Using a cancer cluster community in Northwest Ohio as a case study, Hart advances an approach to risk that grapples with the complexities of community belonging, disconnect, and disruption in the wake of suspected industrial pollution. Her research points to a fear driven not only by economic anxiety, but also by a fear of losing security within the community-a sort of pride that is not only about status, but connectedness. Hart reveals the importance of this social form of risk-the desire for belonging and the risk of not belonging-ultimately arguing that this is consequential to how people make judgements and respond to issues. Within this context where the imperative for self-protection is elusive, affected families experience psychosocial and practical conflicts as they adapt to cancer as a way of life. Considering a future where debates about risk and science will inevitably increase, Hart considers possibilities for the democratization of risk management and the need for transformative approaches to environmental justice

In disease cluster communities across the country, environmental contamination from local industries is often suspected as a source of disease. But civic action is notoriously hampered by the slow response from government agencies to investigate the cause of disease and the complexities of risk assessment. In Risk and Adaptation in a Cancer Cluster Town, Laura Hart examines another understudied dimension of community inaction: the role of emotion and its relationship to community experiences of social belonging and inequality. Using a cancer cluster community in Northwest Ohio as a case study, Hart advances an approach to risk that grapples with the complexities of community belonging, disconnect, and disruption in the wake of suspected industrial pollution. Her research points to a fear driven not only by economic anxiety, but also by a fear of losing security within the community-a sort of pride that is not only about status, but connectedness. Hart reveals the importance of this social form of risk-the desire for belonging and the risk of not belonging-ultimately arguing that this is consequential to how people make judgements and respond to issues. Within this context where the imperative for self-protection is elusive, affected families experience psychosocial and practical conflicts as they adapt to cancer as a way of life. Considering a future where debates about risk and science will inevitably increase, Hart considers possibilities for the democratization of risk management and the need for transformative approaches to environmental justice

"This is a book that will make you more versed in political theory and political practice. As the political climate is constantly changing, the author, a politician who has worked in Washington, D.C., explores how the American Republic can save American Democracy, in particular from creeping authoritarianism. He examines the basic tenets of republicanism as laid out by America's Founders-popular sovereignty, a sense of the common good, resistance to corruption, and civic virtue-then goes on to analyze how each of these can be used to restore American democracy and its ideals. The book is full of valuable thought and insight from a seasoned politician and public servant, and will galvanize readers to work together toward a brighter future"--

Writing the self : a genealogy -- Anthropology's forgotten founders -- The anti-colonial intellectuals : thinking new worlds -- I come from manchester -- The escalator : grammar school and Cambridge -- An African apprenticeship -- The development industry -- Learning to fly in America -- Back to Cambridge : Caribbean interlude -- When the world turned -- Restart in Paris and Durban -- Health problems -- Movement and the globalization of apartheid -- An anthropologist in the digital revolution -- Economies connecting local and global humanity -- Africa 1800-2100 : waiting for emancipation -- After the British empire : politics and education -- Explorations in transnational history -- Money is how we learn to be more fully human -- Learning, remembering and sharing -- Afterword. What question is this the answer to?

If there is one thing that school leaders need to get right, it is school culture. When they do, children learn more and colleagues have a stronger sense of purpose - they are more motivated and ultimately more fulfilled. Creating a strong culture and a positive climate requires an understanding of the complexity of school life and this begins by building knowledge. This book supports leaders to do just that. Drawing on ideas from different domains, this insightful book reveals the role of concepts such as autonomy and trust in school improvement. Each chapter sets out the specific knowledge and expertise required by school leaders for great cultural leadership and offers practical examples and case studies to show how they can be applied in different school contexts. Creating a Strong Culture and Positive Climate in Schools is an essential lens through which to examine the common problems faced by school leaders. It is invaluable reading for all those wanting to become more expert in school leadership and to better solve the everyday problems that arise from leading a school.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- About the Book -- Praise for Fourierist Communities of Reform -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Intentional Communities and Social Change -- Utopias, Communes, and Intentional Communities -- The Life and Worldview of Charles Fourier -- Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of the Fourierist Communal Experiments -- Accessing the History of Intentional Communities -- Understanding Communitarians: The Challenges Facing Historians -- Finding a Shared Language: A Note on Terms -- Chapter 2: Reverberations of Reform Activism: The Lasting Impact of Trumbull Phalanx -- Fourier's American Followers -- Forming a Community: The Founding of Trumbull Phalanx -- Opposing Approaches to Community: Angelique Le Petit Martin and Nathaniel Meeker -- Gender and Race in the Nineteenth Century -- Angelique Martin's Feminism -- The Language of Reform -- Life After Community: Social Reformers -- The Next Generation: Lilly Martin Spencer's Social Activism Through Art -- Chapter 3: Demonstrating Racial Diversity Within Community: The Northampton Association of Education and Industry -- A New Type of Communal Experiment -- Life at the Northampton Association: Experiences Filtered Through the Lens of Gender and Race -- Rituals and Religions -- Truth's Sojourn -- Reformers Meet -- The End of a Community, Continuation of a Movement -- The Outcomes of Community -- Chapter 4: Contested Community: The Wisconsin Phalanx and the Western Frontier -- Creating Group Identity Within Community -- Founding a Community on Another's Land -- A More Perfect Community: The Ideological Underpinnings of the Wisconsin Phalanx -- Religion, Ritual, and Community Cohesion at the Wisconsin Phalanx -- Reforming Society by Rejuvenating the Body and Soul -- Gendered Perspectives on the Wisconsin Frontier.