戴维·斯沃茨(David Swartz，1945-)，1984年毕业于波士顿大学，获博士学位。曾在巴黎大学、卫斯理大学(Wesleyan University)以及耶鲁大学教授和研究社会学和社会理论。现为波士顿大学社会学系教授。近来的研究兴趣集中在知识分子研究、政治学研究、精英和社会分层研究等方面。

In this fascinating new account of Old Regime Europe, T. C. W. Blanning explores the cultural revolution which transformed eighteenth-century Europe. During this period the court culture exemplified by Louis XIV's Versailles was pushed from the centre to the margins by the emergence of a new kind of space - the public sphere. The author shows how many of the world's most import...(展开全部)

In this fascinating new account of Old Regime Europe, T.C.W. Blanning explores the cultural revolution which transformed eighteenth-century Europe. During this period the court culture exemplified by Louis XIV's Versailles was pushed from the centre to the margins by the emergence of a new kind of space - the public sphere. The author shows how many of the world's most importan...(展开全部)

Pierre Bourdieu is a prominent social theorist and researcher in contemporary sociology. In this critical examination of his oeuvre David Swartz focuses on a central theme in Bourdieu's work - the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. Swartz clarifies Bourdieu's difficult concepts, noting wh...(展开全部)

Vedic Astrology has a wealth of myths and symbols, some in common with Western Astrology. Many of the secrets of life and consciousness can be discovered through them. Students of mythology will also find it helpful in unlocking the astrological keys to the great archetypes of the psyche. This book also explores the Nakshatras, the 27 lunar mansions, a unique aspect of the Vedi...(展开全部)

[美] 罗伯特•希格斯（Robert Higgs） 美国著名经济学家和历史学家，约翰·霍普金斯大学经济学博士，曾执教于华盛顿大学、拉法叶特学院、西雅图大学，还著有《危机与利维坦》《美国经济的变革》等。

[美] 罗伯特•希格斯（Robert Higgs） 美国著名经济学家和历史学家，约翰·霍普金斯大学经济学博士，曾执教于华盛顿大学、拉法叶特学院、西雅图大学，还著有《危机与利维坦》《美国经济的变革》等。

Once considered a mere caretaker for collections, the curator is now widely viewed as a globally connected auteur. Over the last twenty-five years, as international group exhibitions and biennials have become the dominant mode of presenting contemporary art to the public, curatorship has begun to be perceived as a constellation of creative activities not unlike artistic praxis....(展开全部)