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Double Entry by Jane Gleeson-White is a work of financial history that explains how double-entry bookkeeping became one of the hidden structures of modern economic life. Centered on Renaissance Venice and the codification of accounting methods by Luca Pacioli, the book traces a long arc from ancient counting practices in Mesopotamia to the rise of global capitalism and contemporary finance. Gleeson-White writes for readers beyond the accounting profession, treating ledgers not as technical paperwork but as cultural tools that shaped commerce, trust, investment, and the measurement of profit. The book combines economic history, intellectual history, and institutional critique. Its purpose is not only to explain how double-entry accounting works, but also to show why it mattered historically and why its limitations matter now. By connecting merchant practice, mathematical innovation, corporate accountability, and environmental cost, the book argues that accounting systems influence what societies value and what they ignore.