111647595 91677695 'This bookprovides a comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date overview of what is known about accounting's past. To their great credit, the editors and contributors have also created a work that testifies to the importance of that research.' Accounting & Business Review 'In this first book of its kind, Edwards and Walker bring together leading writers and accounting educators to provide a historical survey of the evolution of the accounting profession and its wide-ranging influence on society and culture. ? The breadth of coverage and the integration of accounting into other fields of study make the book an invaluable resource and a premier reference. Highly recommended.' -- CHOICE (April 2009, Vol. 46)