Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series - 52: The Making of the Slavs
History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500-700
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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.
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Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series - 52: The Making of the Slavs, Florin Curta
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- Title
- Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series - 52: The Making of the Slavs
- Subtitle
- History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500-700
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Florin Curta
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN10
- 0521036151
- ISBN13
- 9780521036153
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- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Germany, Southern Europe, Europe, Middle Ages, History of Europe, Ancient History, Archaeology, Eastern Europe
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- 3.95 out of 5
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- 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.