The Making of the Slavs: History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, C.500-700 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521036153)

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.

Author: Florin Curta
ISBN-10: 0521036151
ISBN-13: 9780521036153
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2007
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d