Professor of History Emeritus
Education
- PhD, History, University of Pennsylvania, 1980
- M.A., History, University of Pennsylvania, 1976
- A.B., History, Oberlin College, 1973
Major Fields
- U.S. Social and Cultural History
- Rural History
Current Research Projects
- Images of rural life in the twentieth century
- Ethnic cuisines and American conceptions of food and culture
- The history of crossword puzzles
Selected Publications
- (Chapel Hill, UNC Press, 1997, dual edition).
- (N.Y., Cambridge University Press, 1984, paperback edition, 1987).
- “Citriculture and Southern California: New Historical Perspectives,” Introduction to special issue of California History, 74 (1995).
Courses Taught
- Technology and U.S. Society (Freshman Seminar)
- Immigration and Ethnicity in America (undergraduate and graduate)
- The Jewish Experience in America
- Twentieth Century U.S. History (undergraduate and graduate)
- California History (undergraduate and graduate)
- Introduction to American Cultures
Other
- President-Elect, , 2004鈥�2005