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Review Of Books: A Retrospective Glance, Cheryl S. Mcwatters Jan 2000

Review Of Books: A Retrospective Glance, Cheryl S. Mcwatters

Accounting Historians Journal

Excerpts from prevous reviews are: James Ole Winjum, The Role of Accounting in the Economic Development of England; 1500-1750 Reviewed by Marc J. Epstein; Michael E. Parrish, Securities Regulation and the New Deal Reviewed by Hugh Hughes; Hanns-Martin W. Schoenfeld, Cost Terminology and Cost Theory: A Study of its Development and Present State in Central Europe, Monograph 8 Reviewed by M.C. Wells.


Book Reviews [1999, Vol. 26, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1999

Book Reviews [1999, Vol. 26, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are : C.J. McNair and Richard Vangermeersch, Total Capacity Management: Optimizing at the Operational, Tactical, and Strategic Levels Reviewed by Gloria L. Vollmers; T. E. Cooke and C.W. Nobes (eds.), The Development of Accounting in an International Context: A Festschrift in Honour of R.H. Parker Reviewed by Bob R. C. J. Van den Brand; Kees Camfferman, Voluntary Annual Report Disclosure by Listed Dutch Companies 1945-1983 Reviewed by Peter J. Clarke; Hiroshi Okano, Japanese Management Accounting: A Historical and Institutional Perspective Reviewed by Hideki Murai.


Book Reviews [1999, Vol. 26, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1999

Book Reviews [1999, Vol. 26, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are : Norton M. Bedford, A History of Accountancy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dale L. Flesher, Accountancy at Ole Miss: A Sesquicentennial Salute; William G. Shenkir and William R. Wilkerson, The University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce, The First Seventy-Five Years 1921-1996, Reviewed by Kevin F. Brown; Gary John Previts and Barbara Dubis Merino, A History of Accountancy in the United States: The Cultural Significance of Accounting, 2nd edition, Reviewed by Richard G. Vangermeersch; Robert B. Williams, Accounting for Steam and Cotton: Two Eighteenth Century Case Studies Reviewed by Joann Noe Cross; Xie Shaomin, …


Book Reviews [1998, Vol. 25, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1998

Book Reviews [1998, Vol. 25, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Rafael Donoso-Anes, Una Contribucion a la Historia de la Contabilidad. Analisis de las Practicas Contables Desarrolladas por la Tesoreria de la Casa de la Contratacion de las Indias en Sevilla, 1503-1717 Reviewed by Esteban Hernandez-Esteve; New York State Society of CPAs: Celebrating a Century of Integrity Reviewed by Julia Grant; Michael Power, (ed.), Accounting and Science: Natural Inquiry and Commercial Reason Reviewed by Paul F. Williams; George J. Staubus, Economic Influences on the Development of Accounting in Firms Reviewed by Robert J. Bricker; Donald E. Tidrick, (ed.), Leonard M. Savoie: Words from the Past, Thoughts for Today …


Book Reviews [1998, Vol. 25, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1998

Book Reviews [1998, Vol. 25, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Garry Carnegie, Pastoral Accounting in Colonial Australia: A Case Study of Unregulated Accounting Reviewed by Jan R. Heier; Frank L. Clarke, Graeme W. Dean, and Kyle G. Oliver, Corporate Collapse: Regulatory, Accounting and Ethical Failure Reviewed by Peter Foreman; Richard K. Fleischman and Lee D. Parker, What is Past is Prologue: Cost Accounting in the British Industrial Revolution, 1760-1850 Reviewed by Gweneth Norris; Stephen P. Walker and Falconer Mitchell (eds.), Trade Associations and Uniform Costing in the British Printing Industry, 1900-1963 Reviewed by Gary P. Spraakman.


Book Reviews [1997, Vol. 24, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1997

Book Reviews [1997, Vol. 24, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: W. T. Baxter, Accounting Theory Reviewed by Jeanette M. Sanfilippo; Michael Chatfield and Richard Vangermeersch, Eds., The History of Accounting: An International Encyclopedia Reviewed by Michael Gaffikin; Edward N. Coffman and Daniel L. Jensen, Eds., T. Coleman Andrews: A Collection of His Writings Reviewed by Robert Bloom; T.A. Lee, A. Bishop and R.H. Parker, Eds., Accounting History From the Renaissance to the Present: A Remembrance of Luca Pacioli Reviewed by Kathleen Cooper; Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui, Accounting, a Multiparadigmatic Science Reviewed by Nola Buhr; Terry K. Sheldahl, Ed., Eighteenth-Century Book-keeping: Twelve Encyclopedia Articles Reviewed by Robert Williams.


Book Reviews [1997, Vol. 24, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1997

Book Reviews [1997, Vol. 24, No. 2], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Jonathan Barron Baskin and Paul J. Miranti, A History of Corporate Finance Reviewed by Raj Aggarwal; Garry D. Carnegie and Peter W. Wolnizer, Eds., Accounting History Newsletter 1980-1989 and Accounting History 1989-1994 Reviewed by Michael E. Scorgie; Alfred W. Crosby, The Measure of Realty: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600 Reviewed by Richard K. Fleischman; Alan J. Richardson, Ed., Disorder and Harmony: 20th Century Perspectives on Accounting History, Selected Papers from the Seventh World Congress of Accounting Historians, Reviewed by Vaughan Radcliffe; Kyojiro Someya, Japanese Accounting: A Historical Approach Reviewed by Robert Bloom; Atsuo Tsuji and Paul Garner, …


Book Reviews [1996, Vol. 23, No. 1], Victoria Beard Jan 1996

Book Reviews [1996, Vol. 23, No. 1], Victoria Beard

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: The development of the history of accounting thought in Italy and the Biblioteca Storica di Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale by Prof. A. Amaduzzi and Prof. G. Cavazzoni; Hugh M. Coombs and John Richard Edwards, Accounting Innovation: Municipal Corporations 1835-1935 Reviewed by Jean E. Harris; John Richard Edwards, Ed., Twentieth-Century Accounting Thinkers Reviewed by Maureen Berry; Richard V. Mattessich, Critique of Accounting: Examination of the Foundations and Normative Structure of an Applied Discipline Reviewed by Thomas N. Tyson; Glenn Van Wyhe, The Struggle for Status: A History of Accounting Education Reviewed by Harold Q. Langenderfer


Book Reviews [1996, Vol. 23, No. 2], Victoria Beard Jan 1996

Book Reviews [1996, Vol. 23, No. 2], Victoria Beard

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Peter Booth, Management Control in a. Voluntary Organization: Accounting and Accountants in Organizational Contest Reviewed by Rodney R. Michael; Richard P. Brief, Ed., A Landmark in Accounting Theory: The Work of Gabriel A. D. Preinreich Reviewed by Dee Ann Ellingson; R. J. Chambers, An Accounting Thesaurus: 500 Years of Accounting Reviewed by Gary John Previts; Julia Grant, Ed., The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants: Foundation for a Profession Reviewed by Mary E. Harston; T. A. Lee, Ed., Shaping the Accountancy Profession: The Story of Three Scottish Pioneers Reviewed by Richard Fleischman; Richard Mattessich, Foundational …


Book Reviews [1995, Vol. 22, No. 2], Victoria Beard Jan 1995

Book Reviews [1995, Vol. 22, No. 2], Victoria Beard

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Anthony G. Hopwood and Peter Miller, Eds., Accounting as Social and Institutional Practice Reviewed by Ross E. Stewart; Wolodymyr Motyka, Annotated Bibliography of Russian Language Publications on Accounting 1736-1917 Reviewed by Marc I. LeBow; Paul Omerod, The Death of Economics Reviewed by Scot A. Stradley; Graeme Donald Snooks, Economics without Time.- A Science Blind to the Forces of Historical Change Reviewed by Christopher J. Napier; Tony Tinker and Tony Puxty, Eds., Policing Accounting Knowledge: The Market for Excuses Affair Reviewed by Alan J. Richardson; Robert Van Riper, Setting Standards for Financial Reporting: FASB and the Struggle for …


Book Reviews [1995, Vol. 22, No. 1], Victoria Beard Jan 1995

Book Reviews [1995, Vol. 22, No. 1], Victoria Beard

Accounting Historians Journal

Boorks reviewed are: Margaret Hoskins, Mary E. Murphy's Contributions to Accountancy Reviewed by Leslie S. Oakes; G. H. Lawson, Ed., Studies in Cash Flow Accounting and Analysis (Aspects of the Interface between Managerial Planning, Reporting and Control and External Performance Measurement) Reviewed by Kathryn A. S. Lancaster; Robert K. Mautz, Financial Reporting for Nonprofit Organizations: A Fresh Look Reviewed by Denise Nitterhouse; Grant U. Meyers and Erwin S. Koval, Proud of the Past: 75 Years of Excellence Through Leadership 1919-1994, Reviewed by Richard Vangermeersch; R.H. Parker and B.S. Yamey, Eds., Accounting History: Some British Contributions Reviewed by Jeremy Cripps; Chris …


Reviews [1994, Vol. 21, No. 2], Victoria Beard Jan 1994

Reviews [1994, Vol. 21, No. 2], Victoria Beard

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: David Grayson Allen and Kathleen McDermott, Accounting for Success: A History of Price Waterhouse in America 1890-1990 Reviewed by Paul J. Miranti, Jr.; Richard P. Brief, The Continuing Debate Over Depreciation, Capital and Income Reviewed by Paul Shoemaker; Roy A. Chandler and John Richard Edwards, Eds., Recurring Issues in Auditing: Professional Debate 1875-1900 and Roy A. Chandler and John Richard Edwards, Eds., British Audit Practice 1884-1900: A Case Law Perspective Reviewed by Howard F. Stettler; Edward N. Coffman, Rasoul H. Tondkar, and Gary John Previts, Eds., Historical Perspectives of Selected Financial Accounting Topics Reviewed by Paul Solomon; …


Reviews [1993, Vol. 20, No. 1], Patti A. Mills Jan 1993

Reviews [1993, Vol. 20, No. 1], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Peter Boys and John Freear, Accounting History 1976-1986 Reviewed by Sudarwan; Junichi Chiba, A History of British Financial Accounting Reviewed by Yozo Sakaguchi; Louis Galambos and Joseph Pratt, The Rise of the Corporate Commonwealth Reviewed by Nandini Chandar; Yuji Ijiri and Rona A. Watts, Bill and Ruth Cooper and their Firends Reviewed by Rodney K. Rogers; R.H. Jones, The History of the Financial Control Function of Local Government Accounting in the United Kingdom Reviewed by Leon Hay; Richard Mattessich, Modern Accounting Research: History, Survey, and Guide Reviewed by Stephen J. Young; John T.S. Melzer, Bastion of Commerce …


Reviews [1993, Vol. 20, No. 2], Patti A. Mills Jan 1993

Reviews [1993, Vol. 20, No. 2], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Howard Jarausch and Kenneth Hardy, Quantitative Methods for Historians Reviewed by Stephen J. Young; Thomas J. Burns, U.S. Accounting History 1965-1990 Reviewed by Richard Vangermeersch; Hugh M. Coombs and J.R. Edwards, Local Authority Accounting Methods Reviewed by Rowan Jones


Reviews [1992, Vol. 19, No. 1], Patti A. Mills Jan 1992

Reviews [1992, Vol. 19, No. 1], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Dale L. Flesher, The Institute of Internal Auditors: 50 Years of Progress Through Sharing Reviewed by Frank E. Ryerson III; O. Finley Graves, ed., The Costing Heritage: Studies in Honor of S. Paul Garner Reviewed by Jack Ruhl; Finley Graves, Graeme Dean and Frank Clarke, Replacement Costs and Accounting Reform in Post World War I German Reviewed by Dieter Schnedier; Roxanne T. Johnson, An Analysis of the Early Record Keeping in the DuPont Company 1800-1818 Reviewed by Harvey Mann; T. A. Lee, ed., The Closure of the Accounting Profession Reviewed by Kathie Cooper; Paul J. Miranti, Jr., …


Reviews [1991, Vol. 18, No. 1], Patti A. Mills Jan 1991

Reviews [1991, Vol. 18, No. 1], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: R. Dan Brumbaugh, Jr., Thrifts Under Siege. Paul Zane Pilzer, Other Peoples Money. Stephen Pizzo, Mary Flicker, and Paul Muolo, Inside Job: The Looting of Americas Savings and Loans. A Review Essay: The Savings and Loan Crisis by James Schaefer; Edward I. Altman, The Prediction of Corporate Bankruptcy: A Discriminant Analysis Reviewed by Ahmed El-Zayaty; Hugh M. Coombs and J.R. Edwards (Eds), Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales 1831-1935 Reviewed by R. H. Jones; J.R. Edwards (Ed)., Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900. Reviewed by Bruce La Rochelle; Max Holland, When the Machine Stopped …


Reviews [1991, Vol. 18, No. 2], Patti A. Mills Jan 1991

Reviews [1991, Vol. 18, No. 2], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: A REVIEW ESSAY: Professional Foundations and Theories of Professional Behavior (Kedslie, M. J. M., Firm Foundations: The Development of Professional Accounting in Scotland 1850-1900) by Tom Lee; Henry Benson, GBE, FCA, Lord Benson, Accounting for Life Reviewed by Thomas J. Burns; Thomas N. Bisson, Fiscal Accounts of Catalonia under the Early Count-Kings (1151-1213) Reviewed by Patti A. Mills; Anne Loft, Coming Into the Light (A Study of the Development of a Professional Association for Cost Accountants in Britain in the Wake of the First World War) Reviewed by Moyra J. M. Kedslie


Reviews [1990, Vol. 17, No. 2], Patti A. Mills Jan 1990

Reviews [1990, Vol. 17, No. 2], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Philip D. Bougen, Accounting and Industrial Relations: Some Historical Evidence on Their Interaction Reviewed by Roxanne T. Johnson; Robert H. Frank, Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions Reviewed by Eric W. Noreen; Axel Grandell, Historiska studier i folkliv, handelsteknik och redovisning Reviewed by Sten Jonsson; Thomas M. Porter, The Rise of Statistical Thinking, 1820-1900. Reviewed by James J. Tucker, III; Rasoul H. Tondkar and Edward N. Coffman, Editors, Working Paper Series Volume 4 Reviewed by Marilynn Collins; Stephen P. Walker, The Society of Accountants in Edinburgh 1854-1914 Reviewed by Richard K. Fleischman


Reviews Of Books And Other Publications [1990, Vol. 17, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians Jan 1990

Reviews Of Books And Other Publications [1990, Vol. 17, No. 1], Academy Of Accounting Historians

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Roger Backhouse, Economists and the Economy: The Evolution of Economic Ideas 1600 to the Present Day Reviewed by Alistair M. Preston; Barber B. Conable, Jr., Congress and the Income Tax Reviewed by Adrianne E. Slaymaker; Edgar Jones (editor), The Memoirs of Edwin Waterhouse: A Founder of Price Waterhouse Reviewed by Michael J. Mepham; Marvin Kitman, George Washington's Expense Account Reviewed by James H. Potts; Charles Kohler, Five Years Hard! Memoirs of an Articled Clerk 1928-1933 Reviewed by John Freear; George J. Murphy, The Evolution of Selected Annual Corporate Financial Reporting Practices in Canada 1900-1970 Reviewed by John …


Reviews [1989, Vol. 16, No. 1], Patti A. Mills Jan 1989

Reviews [1989, Vol. 16, No. 1], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Craswell, Allen. Audit Qualifications in Australia 1950 to 1979 Reviewed by Roland L. Madison; J. R. Edwards, Editor, Reporting Fixed Assets in Nineteenth-Century Company Accounts Reviewed by Hans V. Johnson; Louis Goldberg, Dynamics of an Entity: The History of the Accounting Association of Australia and New Zealand Reviewed by Michael J. R. Gaffikin; A History of Cooper Brothers & Co.: 1854 To 1954 Reviewed by Jan R. Heier; T. A. Lee, Towards a Theory and Practice of Cash Flow Accounting Reviewed by Robert Bloom; Thomas K. McGraw, Editor, The Essential Alfred Chandler: Essays Toward a Historical Theory …


Reviews [1989,Vol. 16, No. 2], Patti A. Mills Jan 1989

Reviews [1989,Vol. 16, No. 2], Patti A. Mills

Accounting Historians Journal

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 Dean, G. W., Editors, Chambers on Accounting, Accounting Thought and Practice Through the Years series Reviewed by Chris Poullaos; Esteban Hernandez-Esteve, ed., Historia de la Contabilidad en Espana (The History of Accounting in Spain), Reviewed by Salvador Carmona; Anne Loft, Understanding Accounting in its Social and Historical Context Reviewed by Victoria Beard; Frank J. Swetz, Capitalism Arithmetic: The New Math of the 15th Century Reviewed …


Reviews [1988, Vol. 15, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1988

Reviews [1988, Vol. 15, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Reflections OF A Renaissance Scholar: Carl Devine's Essays in Accounting Theory, Volumes I-V, Reviewed by Edward Arrington; Hall, William D. Accounting and Auditing: Thoughts on Forty Years in Practice and Education. Authur Andersen & Co. Reviewed by Robert J. Kirsch Bowling; H. Thomas Johnson, A New Approach to Management Accounting History Reviewed by Joseph R. Razek; Robert Shaplen, Kreuger: Genius and Swindler Reviewed by Dale L. Flesher


Reviews [1988, Vol. 15, No. 2], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1988

Reviews [1988, Vol. 15, No. 2], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Sokolow, Jaroslaw W., The History of Accounting Thought [Istocia razwitija buchgaltierskowo uczieta] Reviewed by Alicia Jaruga; J.L. Meij, Editor, Depreciation and Replacement Policy Reviewed by Doris M. Cook; Richard Vangermeersch, Editor, The Contributions of Alexander Hamilton Church to Accounting and Management Reviewed by Akhil Kumar


Capsule Comments Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1987

Capsule Comments Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: United States of America Before the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Matter of McKesson & Robbins, Inc. - Testimony of Expert Witnesses and Fourth International Congress - 1933.


Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1987

Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: LaCapra, Dominick.: History Criticism. and Porter, Dale L. The Emergence of the Past: A Theory of Historical Explanation. Reviewed By Barbara D. Merino; Yamey, B. S., Edey, H. C. and Thomson, H. W. Accounting in England and Scotland 1543-1800 Reviewed by Patti A. Mills; Carey, John L., Professional Ethics of Public Accounting Reviewed by Robert Bricker


Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 2], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1987

Reviews [1987, Vol. 14, No. 2], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Malcolm, Alexander. A Treatise of Bookkeeping or Merchants Accounts in the Italian Method of Debtor and Creditor; Mair, John. Bookkeeping Modernized or Merchant Accounts by Double Entry; Mitchell, William. A New and Complete System of Bookkeeping By An Improved Method of Double Entry; Reviewed By George J. Murphy; Katrina Honeyman, Origins of Enterprise: Business Leadership in the Industrial Revolution Reviewed by Geofrey T. Mills; D. Y. Kuo, A Manuscript of China's History of Accounting Reviewed by Lucy C. Lee; Helen Scott Mann, Charles Ezra Sprague Reviewed by Araya Debessay; Jill L. McKinnon, The Historical Development and Operational …


Book Reviews [1986, Vol. 13, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino Jan 1986

Book Reviews [1986, Vol. 13, No. 1], Barbara Dubis Merino

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Robert R. Locke, The End of the Practical Man: Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Germany, France and Great Britain, 1880-1940. Review by O. Finley Graves; F. Sewell Bray, Precision and Design in Accountancy Reviewed by Edward N. Coffman; Richard P. Brief, ed. Dicksees Contribution to Accounting Theory Reviewed by Walker Fesmire; Leslie G. Campbell, International Auditing: A Comparative Survey of Professional Requirements in Australia, Canada, France, West Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA. Reviewed by O. Ronald Gray; Sir Hugh Cooke. A Summary of the Principal Legal Decisions Affecting Auditors Reviewed by Raymond T. …


Book Reviews [1985, Vol. 12, No. 2], Linda H. Kistler Jan 1985

Book Reviews [1985, Vol. 12, No. 2], Linda H. Kistler

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are: Frederic William Cronhelm, Double Entry by Single Reviewed by Raymond T. Holmes, Jr.; Lawrence Robert Dicksee, Fraudulent Accounting and Fraud in Accounts Reviewed by William G. Mister; Gadis J. Dillon, The Role of Accounting In The Stock Market Crash of 1929, Research Monograph No. 96. Reviewed by A. L. Roberts; Hans Peter Hain, Uniformity and Diversity. Reviewed by James W. Jones; William Holmes, Linda H. Kistler, and Louis S. Corsini, Three Centuries of Accounting in Massachusetts Reviewed by Terry K. Sheldahl; Gerard van de Linde, Reminiscences Reviewed by O. Ronald Gray; Christopher Columbus Marsh, The Theory and …


Book Reviews [1985, Vol. 12, No. 1], Linda H. Kistler Jan 1985

Book Reviews [1985, Vol. 12, No. 1], Linda H. Kistler

Accounting Historians Journal

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 Esteve, Contribution al Estudio de la Historlografia Contable en Espana Reviewed by Mark Roberts; Leonard W. Hein, The British Companies Acts and the Practice of Accountancy 1844-1962 Reviewed by Christopher Noke; J. Slater Lewis, The Commercial Organisation of Factories Reviewed by Walker Fesmire; Robert H. Montgomery, Fifty Years of Accountancy Reviewed by Geofrey T. Mills; R. H. Parker, Editor, British Accountants: …


Book Reviews [1984, Vol. 11, No. 1], Linda H. Kistler Jan 1984

Book Reviews [1984, Vol. 11, No. 1], Linda H. Kistler

Accounting Historians Journal

Books reviewed are:Donald R. Adams, Jr., Finance and Enterprise in Early America: A Study of Stephen Girards Bank 1812-1831 Reviewed by Michelle Hamer; Fred Bateman, Editor, Business in the New South: A Historical Perspective (Reviewed by Horace R. Givens; Axel Grandell, The Tally Stick: A neglected bearer of cultural tradition Reviewed by William Baxter; David Green, Jr., Accounting for Corporate Retained Earnings Reviewed by Jackie G. Williams; Edwin Green and Michael Moss, A Business of National Importance: The Royal Mail Shipping Group, 1902-1937 Reviewed by Robert M. Jennings, Sr.; Marshall M. Kirkman, Railway Revenue: A Treatise on the Organization of …