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Slavs in the Making - History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 - ca. 700) (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,773
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Slavs in the Making - History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 - ca. 700) (Hardcover): Florin Curta

Slavs in the Making - History, Linguistics, and Archaeology in Eastern Europe (ca. 500 - ca. 700) (Hardcover)

Florin Curta

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Slavs in the Making takes a fresh look at archaeological evidence from parts of Slavic-speaking Europe north of the Lower Danube, including the present-day territories of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Nothing is known about what the inhabitants of those remote lands called themselves during the sixth century, or whether they spoke a Slavic language. The book engages critically with the archaeological evidence from these regions, and questions its association with the "Slavs" that has often been taken for granted. It also deals with the linguistic evidence-primarily names of rivers and other bodies of water-that has been used to identify the primordial homeland of the Slavs, and from which their migration towards the Lower Danube is believed to have started. It is precisely in this area that sociolinguistics can offer a serious alternative to the language tree model currently favoured in linguistic paleontology. The question of how best to explain the spread of Slavic remains a controversial issue. This book attempts to provide an answer, and not just a critique of the method of linguistic paleontology upon which the theory of the Slavic migration and homeland relies. The book proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the idea that (Common) Slavic cannot possibly be the result of Slavic migration. It addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe, and makes a strong case for a more nuanced interpretation of the archaeological evidence of mobility. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in medieval history, migration, and the history of Eastern and Central Europe.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2020
First published: 2021
Authors: Florin Curta
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-57414-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
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LSN: 1-138-57414-7
Barcode: 9781138574144

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