Malcolm Todd

A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors. Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on:• The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them• The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing• The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research• How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms• The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data• The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability• How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation. Packed with proven practical advice from ‘real-life’ data, case studies and examples, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.

A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors. Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on:• The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them• The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing• The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research• How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms• The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data• The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability• How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation. Packed with proven practical advice from ‘real-life’ data, case studies and examples, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.

A unique and detailed history of the south-west of England written in a clear and accessible style. A wondeful resource for any local historian.

For many centuries Germanic peoples occupied much of northern and central Europe. From the fourth century onward migrant groups extended their power and influence over much of western Europe and beyond to North Africa. In so doing, they established enduring states in France, Spain, Italy and Britain. This illustrated book makes use of archaeological and literary sources to outline the ethnogenesis and history of the early Germanic peoples. It provides an overview of current knowledge of these peoples, their social structure, settlements, trade, customs, religion, craftsmanship and relations with the Roman Empire. In this second edition, the author incorporates important new archaeological evidence and reports on advances in historical interpretation. In particular, he offers new insights into developments in central and eastern Europe and the implications for our understanding of migration and settlement patterns, ethnicity and identity. Ten new plates have been added featuring significant new sites discovered in recent years.

A study of migration, settlement and acculturation demonstrating how tribes formed into states.

This incisive study charts the history of the Roman province of Britannia from the conquest of the first century AD through its heyday in the fourth century to the end of the Roman administration in the early fifth century.