TY - BOOK AU - Mattessich,Richard TI - The beginnings of accounting and accounting thought: accounting practice in the Middle East (8000 B.C. to 2000 B.C.) and accounting thought in India (300 B.C. and the Middle Ages) SN - 0815334451 : AV - HF5616.M628 .M378 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Garland KW - Accounting KW - Middle East KW - History KW - India N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This book is divided into two sections distinct sections. The first deals with the emergence of accounting practice and the second part deals with the first manuscript containing sections describing accounting activities and reflections about it ER -