Doing a literature review : releasing the social science research imagination / Chris Hart.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220-223]) and index.

CONTENTS
List of figures and tables vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgements x
1. The literature review in research --
2. Reviewing and the research imagination --
3. Classifying and reading research --
4. Argumentation analysis --
5. Organizing and expressing ideas --
6. Mapping and analysing ideas --
7. Writing the review --
Appendix 1: the proposal 207
Appendix 2: how to cite references 209
Appendix 3: presentation of a dissertation 213
Appendix 4: managing information and keeping records 215
Appendix 5: checklist of dos and don'ts for reviewing 219

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