Books by Jennifer (Merle Curti Associate Professor of History and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished Professor of History Ratner-Rosenhagen

Drawing on a variety of discourses, from religion, philosophy, and political thought, to cultural criticism, social theory, and the arts,The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History shows how ideas have been major forces in American history, driving movements such as transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, conservatism, and postmodernism.