Ratner, Lorman

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RATNER, Lorman

RATNER, Lorman. American, b. 1932. Genres: Cultural/Ethnic topics, History, Sociology, Biography. Career: Professor of History and Dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1986-96. Assistant Professor of History, Ithaca College, New York, 1959-60; Professor of History and Dean of Social Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 1961-77; Professor of History and Vice-Chan./Dean of Faculty, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1977-82; Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Centers, Madison, 1983-86. Publications: Pre-Civil War Reform: The Variety of Principles and Programs, 1967; Northern Opposition to Anti- Slavery Movement, 1968; Antimasonry: The Crusade and the Party, 1969; (ed. with S. Coben and Contributor) The Development of an American Culture, 1970; Dialogue in American History, 1972; (gen. ed.) American Historical Sources Series, 8 vols; Multiculturalism in the United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturation and Ethnicity, 1991; James Kirke Paul- ding: The Last Republican, 1992; Andrew Jackson and His Tennessee Lieutenants, 1997. Address: History Dept., 1101 McLung Tower, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1320, U.S.A.