[Meta] How best to approach economic history

by aDetectiveOraPervert

I'm a masters student in Utrecht and one of my modules is very heavily focused on economic history. When I understand it, I absolutely love it but I feel that I fall down in some areas like properly understanding what an isoquant graph is. I was wondering if there are any AskHistorians who might be able to offer literature recommendations for those interested in economic history who don't come from an economic background. With a view to improving my overall abilities in the field.

DeSoulis

If you just need to understand stuff like isoquant graph just go down to the undergrad economics department and pick up course notes or a standard 2nd/3rd year microeconomics textbook. That's all you really need to know.

Economic history is very different from economics which is taught almost entirely in mathematics nowadays. Economic history is a lot like how economics was taught before the Lucas critique and there's very little Math you need to understand for it.