The making of the slavs : history and archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, ca. 500-700 /
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Author / Creator: | Curta, Florin. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 463 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Language: | English |
Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 52 Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 52. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11119124 |
Summary: | 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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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 463 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-450) and index. |
ISBN: | 0511017790 9780511017797 051103248X 9780511032486 0511119402 9780511119408 9780511496295 051149629X 9786610159376 6610159378 0521802024 9780521802024 0521036151 9780521036153 |