Ancient mesopotamian accounting and human cognitive evolution

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-124

  Mouck, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 33751580604     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.31.2.97     Document Type: Article

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