Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat (east Central And... Apr 2026

: "Becoming Croat" is described as the appropriation of specific ethnic markers within a political framework, particularly as local elites solidified power on the margins of the Carolingian world in the 9th century. Book Structure

The work is organized into an introduction, eight chapters, and a conclusion:

: Discusses identities before the Slavic arrival and analyzes written sources concerning migrations in the 6th and 7th centuries.

: Titled "Chroati Ex Machina," this chapter focuses on the 9th-century rise of a distinct Croat political identity. Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat - Brill

: "Becoming Croat" is described as the appropriation of specific ethnic markers within a political framework, particularly as local elites solidified power on the margins of the Carolingian world in the 9th century. Book Structure

The work is organized into an introduction, eight chapters, and a conclusion:

: Discusses identities before the Slavic arrival and analyzes written sources concerning migrations in the 6th and 7th centuries.

: Titled "Chroati Ex Machina," this chapter focuses on the 9th-century rise of a distinct Croat political identity. Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat - Brill