Books reviewed are: Diran Bodenhorn, Economic Accounting Reviewed by Catharine M. Lemieux; Brown, Donald E., Hierarchy, History, and Human Nature: The Social Origins of Historical Consciousness Reviewed by Jenice P. Stewart; Chambers, R. J., and...
Kuhn, Thomas S. Structure of Scientific Revolutions;Paradigms (Social sciences);Accounting -- History
Distinct parallels exist between the historical evolution of scientific disciplines, as explained in Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, and the historical evolution of the accounting discipline. These parallels become apparent...
Sarjeant, Thomas. An Introduction to the Counting House;Accounting -- United States -- History
In 1789, seven years before the text developed by "pioneer American [accounting] author" William Mitchell appeared, Thomas Sarjeant of Philadelphia published An Introduction to the Counting House. It was a concise and able expression of a long...
Books reviewed are: Thomas J. Burns and Edward N. Coffman, The Accounting Hall of Fame: Profiles of Forty-one Members Reviewed by Kathryn Verreault; C. W. DeMond, Price Waterhouse & Co. In America Reviewed by Robert Jennings, Jr.; Esteban Hernandez...
Books reviewed are: Howard F. Stettler, Editor, Auditing Looks Ahead??ceedings of the 1972 Touche Ross/University of Kansas Symposium on Auditing Problems Reviewed by James D. Blum; Charles William Lamden, The Securities and Exchange Commission: A...
Books reviewed are: Carl Thomas Devine, Inventory Valuation and Periodic Income Reviewed by Dale Buckmaster; Bruce E. Gelsinger, Icelandic Enterprise: Commerce and Economy in the Middle Ages Reviewed by Roxanne Johnson; Edward Thomas Jones, Jones's...