The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History

Warwick Funnell is Professor of Accounting and Public Sector Accountability and Head of Accounting at Kent Business School, UK Dr Michele Bigoni is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting Kent Business School, UK

1. The Imperative of Power: Accounting in Diverse Settings

Michele Bigoni and Warwick Funnell



Part 1: Accounting and the Church



2. Accounting and the Diffusion of Sacred Values in the Diocese of Ferrara (1431-1457)

Michele Bigoni, Enrico Deidda Gagliardo and Warwick Funnell



3. War or the Business of God: Spanish Military Hospitals in the 18th Century

Juan Baños Sanchez-Matamoros and Warwick Funnell



4. Accounting and the Restoration of Pastoral Power in the 15th Century Roman Catholic Church

Michele Bigoni and Warwick Funnell



Part 2: Accounting and the State



5. Governmentality, Accounting and Disciplinary Practices in the Abruzzo State (1539-1586)

Massimo Sargiacomo



6. Accounting and the Management of Power: Napoleon’s Occupation of the Commune of Ferrara (1796-1799)

Laura Maran, Enrico Bracci and Warwick Funnell



7. Govern(mentality) and Accounting: The Influence of Different Enlightenment Discourses in Two Spanish Cases (1761–1777)

Juan Baños Sanchez-Matamoros, Fernando Gutiérrez, Concha Álvarez-Dardet Espejo and Francisco Carrasco Fenech



8. Accounting for Madness: the "Real Casa dei Matti" of Palermo 1824-1860

Valerio Antonelli, Raffaele D’Alessio, Roberto Rossi and Warwick Funnell



Part 3: Accounting and Empire



9. Accounting and Spatial Practices

Salvador Carmona, Mahmoud Ezzamel and Fernando Gutiérrez



10. Spanish State-owned Firms and the Implementation of Early Cost Management in Competitive Markets

Eva Carmona and Donato Gómez



11. Accounting and Taxation Practices in the Operation of Slavery in Brazi