{"product_id":"accounting-at-war-paperback-softback","title":"Accounting at War - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccounting is frequently portrayed as a value free mechanism for allocating resources and ensuring they are employed in the most efficient manner. Contrary to this popular opinion, the research presented in \u003ci\u003eAccounting at War\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that accounting for military forces is primarily a political practice. Throughout history, military force has been so pervasive that no community of any degree of complexity has succeeded in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough to the present day, for all nation states, accounting for the military and its operations has primarily served broader political purposes. From the Crimean War to the War on Terror, accounting has been used to assert civilian control over the military, instill rational business practices on war, and create the visibilities and invisibilities necessary to legitimize the use of force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccounting at War emphasizes the significant power that financial and accounting controls gave to political elites and the impact of these controls on military performance. \u003ci\u003eAccounting at War\u003c\/i\u003e examines the effects of these controls in wars such as the Crimean, South African and Vietnam wars. \u003ci\u003eAccounting at War\u003c\/i\u003e also emphasizes how accounting has provided the means to rationalize and normalize violence, which has often contributed to the acceleration and expansion of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAimed at researchers and academics in the fields of accounting, accounting history, political management and sociology, \u003ci\u003eAccounting at War\u003c\/i\u003e represents a unique and critical perspective to this cutting-edge research field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565783376110,"sku":"9781138616738","price":74.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781138616738.jpg?v=1720684639","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/accounting-at-war-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}