| The Making of the Slavs Contributor(s): Curta, Florin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521036151 ISBN-13: 9780521036153 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - History | Eastern Europe - General - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 949.601 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Balkan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |