Reviewing the literature for a research project can seem a daunting, even overwhelming task. New researchers, in particular, wonder: Where do I start? What do I do? How do I do it?Doing a Literature Review can help. This accessible text offers advice on how to: { search out existing knowledge on a topic;{ analyze arguments and ideas;{ map ideas, arguments and perspectives;{ produce a literature review;{ construct a case for investigating a topic.Doing a Literature Review is a practical and comprehensive guide to researching, preparing and writing a literature review, an essential component of research projects. It is an essential tool for postgraduate students but also for undergraduate and novice researchers across the social sciences and humanities. Doing a Literature Review is a set book for The Open University Postgraduate Foundation Module (D820) The Challenge of the Social Sciences.