The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the economic (or "rational choice") approach to history. Indeed, this class would be better characterized as "The economics of the past." Thus, the students will be exposed to a wide array of academic papers that apply the basic tools of economic analysis to historical events, processes, and iPrinciples of economics: Heyne, Paul T., Peter J. Boettke, and David L. Prychitko. The economic way of thinking. Pearson Education International.