The struggle to maturity in writing the history of accounting, and the promise - Some reflections on keenan's defence of 'traditional' methodology

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 669-681

  Bryer, Rob A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032324639     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1998.0271     Document Type: Article

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