Accounting education in Britain during the early modern period

Accounting History Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-67

  Edwards, John Richard ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting; Accounting history; Accounting literature; Double entry bookkeeping; Education; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960041620     PISSN: 21552851     EISSN: 2155286X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21552851.2011.548544     Document Type: Article

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