Henrietta Leyser: 3 books
Beda
A Journey to the Seven Kingdoms at the Time of Bede
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Written by the Oxford historian Henrietta Leyser, BEDA is a gazetteer to the remaining Anglo-Saxon ruins in England, many of them from the time of the Venerable Bede. For those who have bought Simon Jenkins' 100 Best Churches and now want something different, this is an invaluable window onto the...
by Henrietta Leyser
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.' The elegiac words of the Battle of Maldon, an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991, emerge from a diverse literature – including Beowulf and Bede's Ecclesiastical History...
by Yang Jiang, HENRIETTA LEYSER
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Using first-hand interview data, Yang Jiang reveals the key trends of China's trade and financial politics after its WTO accession. In particular, she highlights the influence of competing domestic interests, government agencies and different ideas on China's foreign economic policy.