In the last twenty years accounting history literature has been enriched by the widened examination of historical events from different paradigmatic perspectives. These debates have typically pitted "traditional" historians against "critical" historians.
The 47 articles in this three-volume set delineate the basic tenets of these rival paradigms. They include the work of prominent scholars from both camps.
Volumes I and II reach across key managerial and financial accounting topics. Volume III draws together literature in which paradigmatic issues have been debated heatedly and those that have reflected a tendency towards consensus and joint venturing.