Accounting History Books

New and Published Books

1. French Accounting History

   New Contributions

   Edited by Yves Levant, Olivier de la Villarmois

   French Accounting History: New Contributions illustrates the lively research activity in the field of accounting and management history in France, thus contributing to the dissemination of French research on an international scale. Based on a collection of diverse papers by French historians in...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Financial Reporting in the UK

   A History of the Accounting Standards Committee, 1969-1990

   By B.A. Rutherford

   Series: Routledge Historical Perspectives in Accounting

   Written by a well-known author, this book makes a major contribution to the history of financial reporting, exploring the current and international aspects of standard setting. Compiled through consultation of a considerable amount of relevant literature and interviews with a large number of key...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. A History of Auditing

   The Changing Audit Process in Britain from the Nineteenth Century to the Present Day

   By Derek Matthews

   Series: Routledge New Works in Accounting History

   The rise of the British accountancy profession from the late nineteenth century to the present day, and the world-wide success of its accountancy firms, were to a large extent based on the growth of the audit function. This book explores the history of the audit process in Britain, demonstrating...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
4. Accounting and Business Economics

   Insights from National Traditions

   Edited by Yuri Biondi, Stefano Zambon

   Series: Routledge Studies in Accounting

   The recent financial crisis has sparked debates surrounding the nature and role of accounting in informing capital markets and regulatory bodies about the financial performance and position of a firm. These debates have drawn attention to the broader implications of accounting for the economy and...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. A History of Management Accounting

   The British Experience

   By Richard Edwards, Trevor Boyns

   Series: Routledge New Works in Accounting History

   There is growing interest in the history of accounting amongst both accounting practitioners and accounting academics. This interest developed steadily from about 1970 and really ‘took off’ in the 1990s. However, there is a lack of texts dealing with major aspects of accounting history...

   Published September 5th 2012 by Routledge
6. Critical Histories of Accounting

   Sinister Inscriptions in the Modern Era

   Edited by Richard K. Fleischman, Warwick Funnell, Stephen Walker

   Series: Routledge New Works in Accounting History

   The critical tradition in accounting historiography has come to occupy a prominent place in the discipline’s academic scholarship. Some critical literature has confronted the responsibility of accounting and accountants in precipitating contemporary crises, such as the audit failures that spawned...

   Published August 7th 2012 by Routledge
7. Insights from Accounting History

   Selected Writings of Stephen Zeff

   By Stephen Zeff

   Series: Routledge Historical Perspectives in Accounting

   Stephen Zeff has been a prolific researcher on the history of accounting and auditing in the twentieth century. He has written numerous papers on the history of standard setting and regulation, of accounting and auditing practice, of the accounting profession, of accounting thought, and of the...

   Published July 10th 2012 by Routledge
8. Accounting Theory

   Essays by Carl Thomas Devine

   Edited by Harvey Hendrickson, Paul Williams

   Series: Routledge New Works in Accounting History

   One of the outstanding accounting theoreticians of the twentieth century, Carl Thomas Devine exhibited a breadth and depth of knowledge few in the field of accounting have equalled. This book collects together eight previously unpublished essays on accounting theory written by Professor Devine....

   Published June 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. Accounting and Order

   By Mahmoud Ezzamel

   Series: Routledge Studies in Accounting

   This book draws on ancient Egyptian inscriptions in order to theorize the relationship between accounting and order. It focuses especially on the performative power of accounting in producing and sustaining order in society. It explores how accounting intervened in various domains of the ancient...

   Published April 24th 2012 by Routledge
10. Audit Education

    Edited by Karen Van Peursem, Elizabeth Monk, Richard M.S. Wilson, Ralph Adler

    Series: Special issue books from 'Accounting Education: an international journal'

    Audit professionals are valued members of society and are expected to be both skilled and ethical in their decision-making. The role of the auditor extends far beyond that of counting beans by demanding a social and political awareness, a technical knowledge, ethical principles and relationship...

    Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge