Were islamic records precursors to accounting books based on the italian method? A comment

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-214

  Nobes, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009351670     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.28.2.207     Document Type: Note

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