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Moffie by van der Merwe, Andre Carl Edition , $17.99 Moffie by van der Merwe, Andre Carl |
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Soul of a Lion by Bennett, Barbara Merwe, Mariete van der Edition ILL, 0 $26.99 For animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and the vast readership for gripping true-life stories, this African saga is a must-read adventure. It chronicles the unique Harnas Wildlife Foundation in Namibia, where Marieta van der Merwe and her family, former wealthy cattle farmers, have sold land to buy and care for embattled wildlife. We meet Sam, the AIDS lion infected by mistake at a vet clinic. Boerjke, a baboon with epilepsy and Down syndrome. Savanna, the one-eyed lioness. And Marieta van der Merwe herself, the inspiring proprietor of Harnas who shares her home with needy wild animals. Survivor of an early life fraught with personal tragedy in the African Bush, she now devotes herself as care-giver and ambassador for wildlife and wildland. Told with insight, humor, and thrilling immediacy by author and Harnas volunteer Barbara Bennett, this story will captivate readers of all ages. |
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Origins of the Popular Style by Merwe, Peter van der Edition ILL, 0 $50.49 Will have reprecussions not only on the study of popular music, but on those debates about cultural identity which are centred on blues and jazz….The range of scholarship here is extraordinary and, in its combination of available materials, unprecedented….A major intervention in the study of American popular music, and should be known not only to musicians and musicologists, but to anyone interested in the sociology of American culture.–Journal of American StudiesExposes many fascinating facets of popular music and provides a clear insight into jazz’ formative years.–JazzTimesContains a wealth of ingenious speculations….He seems to have an uncanny knack for drawing out musical patterns from an extraordinaryly diverse repertory….Anyone interested in exploring the musical syntax of popular genres would do well to take advantage of the insights presented so cogently here.–American MusicThis ground-breaking study examines the split between ‘classical’ and ‘popular’ Western music in the 19th century…and imparts fascinating insights about the derivation of blues types, classic ragtime, and parlor music….A truly original contribution….Strongly recommended for both college and public libraries.–ChoiceWhat an interesting book! Van der Merwe has raised fundamental questions about twentieth-century music and has dealt with them provocatively, thoroughly, and, in some cases, conclusively. His discussion of the origins of the blues form alone is invaluable.–Martin Williams |
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Memory, Narrative and Forgiveness by Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla Van Der Merwe, Chris Van Der Merwe, Chris Edition , 0 $40.99 The United Nations' declaration of 2009 as the International Year of Reconciliation is testimony to the growing use of historical commissions as instruments of reconciliation in post-conflict societies. Since the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has had a profound impact on international efforts to deal with the aftermath of mass violence and societal conflict, this is an appropriate time for scholars to debate and reflect on the work of the TRC and the wide-ranging scholarship it has inspired across disciplines. With a foreword by Harvard Law Professor Martha Minow, Memory, Narrative, and Forgiveness: Perspectives on the Unfinished Journeys of the Past offers readers a front-row seat where a team of scholars draw on both theoretical analysis and case studies from around the world to explore the themes of memory, narrative, forgiveness and apology, and how these themes often interact in either mutually supportive or unsettling ways. The book is a vibrant discussion by scholars in philosophy, psychology, psychoanalytic theory, history, literary theory, and Holocaust studies. The authors explore the complex, interconnected issues of trauma and narrative (testimonial and literary narrative and theatre as narrative), mourning and the potential of forgiveness to heal the enduring effects of mass trauma, and transgenerational trauma-memory as a basis for dialogue and reconciliation in divided societies.The authors go well beyond the South African TRC and address a wide range of historical events to explore the possibilities and the challenges that lie on the path of reconciliation and forgiveness between victims, perpetrators, and bystanders in societies with a history of violent conflict and unspeakable injustice. The book provides readers with a cohesive, theoretically well-grounded analysis of the impact of traumatic memories in the personal and communal lives of survivors of trauma. It explores how narrative may be creatively applied in processes of healing trauma, and how public testimony can often restore the moral balance of societies ravaged by trauma. The book deepens understanding of the ways in which lessons from the TRC might be developed and both usefully and cautiously applied in other post-conflict situations. |
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Roots of the Classical by Van der Merwe, Peter Edition ILL, 0 $50.49 Roots of the Classical identifies and traces to their source the patterns that make Western classical music unique, setting out the fundamental laws of melody and harmony, and sketching the development of tonality between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The author then focuses on the years 1770-1910, treating the Western music of this period – folk, popular, and classical – as a single, organically developing, interconnected unit in which the popular idiom was constantly feeding into ‘serious’ music, showing how the same patterns underlay music of all kinds. |
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Roots of the Classical by Van der Merwe, Peter Edition , 0 $45.49 Roots of the Classical identifies and traces to their source the patterns that make Western classical music unique, setting out the fundamental laws of melody and harmony, and sketching the development of tonality between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The author then focuses on the years 1770-1910, treating the Western music of this period – folk, popular, and classical – as a single, organically developing, interconnected unit in which the popular idiom was constantly feeding into ‘serious’ music, showing how the same patterns underlay music of all kinds. |
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Assessing the Impact of Transitional Justice by Van der Merwe, Hugo; Baxter, Victoria; Chapman, Audrey R. Edition , 0 $22.99 In Assessing the Impact of Transitional Justice, fourteen leading researchers study seventy countries that have suffered from autocratic rule, genocide, and protracted internal conflict. |
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Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa by Van Der Merwe, Hugo; Chapman, Audrey R. Edition ILL, 0 $30.49 As nations throughout the world emerge from periods of human rights abuses, systematic oppression, and collective violence, truth commissions have become indispensable to political transition. Such commissions are established as temporary bodies to investigate human rights violations and patterns of violence that occurred over a specified period of time. Their goal is to document conflict—to recover the truth—as a first step toward healing.Of the truth commissions to date, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has most effectively captured public attention throughout the world and provided the model for succeeding bodies. Although other truth commissions had preceded its establishment, the TRC had a far more expansive mandate: to go beyond truth-finding to promote national unity and reconciliation, to facilitate the granting of amnesty to those who made full factual disclosure, to restore the human and civil dignity of victims by providing them an opportunity to tell their own stories, and to make recommendations to the president on measures to prevent future human rights violations.Truth and Reconciliation in South Africaprovides a comprehensive evaluation of the TRC process and its impact on South African society. Based on a six-year study, the volume draws on an analysis of the victim hearings, amnesty hearings, institutional hearings, public opinion survey data, and extensive interviews with a range of TRC staff, people who worked with the commission, and members of different communities affected by the TRC.Truth and Reconciliation in South Africaraises fundamental questions about the TRC, indeed about all truth commissions, their abilities to realize the mandates assigned to them, and particularly to achieve the difficult balance between truth-finding and reconciliation. |
