The Making of the Slavs - History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c.500-700 (Hardcover)

This book offers a new approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in southeastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700. The author shows how Byzantine authors "invented" the Slavs, in order to make sense of political and military developments taking place in the Balkans. Making extensive use of archaeology to show that such developments resulted in the rise of powerful leaders, responsible for creating group identities and mobilizing warriors for successful raids across the frontier. The author rejects the idea of Slavic migration, and shows that "the Slavs" were the product of the frontier.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Florin Curta
Dimensions:	236 x 161 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	496
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-80202-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-521-80202-4
Barcode:	9780521802024

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