- *The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth* (1968)
- *Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Arab Politics* (1971)
- *The Urban Wilderness: A History of the American City* (1972)
- *Group Therapy and Health Maintenance Organizations: A Comparative Analysis* (1976)
- *Strangers and Pilgrims: Towards a History of American Jews* (1981)
- *The Wayward Welfare State* (1986)
- *New Immigrants and the American Dream: Issues, Trends, and Prospects* (1986)
- *New Immigrants in the United States: A Guidebook for Legislators, Policy Makers, and Advocates* (1988)
- *The Jewish Experience in America: A Historical Handbook for Lawmakers* (1988)
- *The Role of the Social Sciences in Policy Making* (1988)
- *The Policy Challenges of Immigration* (1988)
- *New Immigrants and American Values: A Policy Challenge for the 1990s* (1989)
- *The American Mosaic: A History of American Immigration* (1992)
- *Religion and Politics in the United States: Varieties of American Pluralism* (1993)
- *Jewish Life in America* (1994)
- *The Urban Mosaic: A History of the United States* (1995)
- *From the Old Country: The Great Migration and the Formation of the American Jewish Community, 1840-1920* (1996)
- *The American Jews: A History* (1997)
- *The Jews of Philadelphia: A History of the Jewish Community from Colonial Times to the Present* (1997)
- *The History of American Business* (1998)
- *The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Millennium* (1999)
- *The Civil War Era: 1850-1875* (2000)
- *The American Jewish Experience* (2000)
- *The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Welfare State* (2002)
- *Immigrants and the American Melting Pot: Realities, Myths, and Prospects* (2003)
- *The History of the United States: A Brief Introduction* (2004)
- *The New Jewish American Experience* (2005)
- *The Jewish American Idea* (2006)
- *The Jews in America: A History* (2007)
- *The History of American Business: A Brief Introduction* (2008)
- *The American People: A History* (2010)
- *The American Experiment: A History of the United States* (2012)
- *The American Jewish Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present* (2013)
- *The History of the American People: A Brief Introduction* (2014)
- *The American Jewish Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present, Second Edition* (2015)
- *The History of the American People: A Brief Introduction, Second Edition* (2016)
Articles
- "The Urban Wildess" (1968)
- "The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth" (1968)
- "Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Arab Politics" (1971)
- "Group Therapy and Health Maintenance Organizations: A Comparative Analysis" (1976)
- "Strangers and Pilgrims: Towards a History of American Jews" (1981)
- "The Wayward Welfare State" (1986)
- "New Immigrants and the American Dream: Issues, Trends, and Prospects" (1986)
- "New Immigrants in the United States: A Guidebook for Legislators, Policy Makers, and Advocates" (1988)
- "The Jewish Experience in America: A Historical Handbook for Lawmakers" (1988)
- "The Role of the Social Sciences in Policy Making" (1988)
- "The Policy Challenges of Immigration" (1988)
- "New Immigrants and American Values: A Policy Challenge for the 1990s" (1989)
- "The American Mosaic: A History of American Immigration" (1992)
- "Religion and Politics in the United States: Varieties of American Pluralism" (1993)
- "Jewish Life in America" (1994)
- "The Urban Mosaic: A History of the United States" (1995)
- "From the Old Country: The Great Migration and the Formation of the American Jewish Community, 1840-1920" (1996)
- "The American Jews: A History" (1997)
- "The Jews of Philadelphia: A History of the Jewish Community from Colonial Times to the Present" (1997)
- "The History of American Business" (1998)
- "The Life of the Mind in America: From the Revolution to the Millennium" (1999)
- "The Civil War Era: 1850-1875" (2000)
- "The American Jewish Experience" (2000)
- "The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Welfare State" (2002)
- "Immigrants and the American Melting Pot: Realities, Myths, and Prospects" (2003)
- "The History of the United States: A Brief Introduction" (2004)
- "The New Jewish American Experience" (2005)
- "The Jewish American Idea" (2006)
- "The Jews in America: A History" (2007)
- "The History of American Business: A Brief Introduction" (2008)
- "The American People: A History" (2010)
- "The American Experiment: A History of the United States" (2012)
- "The American Jewish Experience: A History from Colonial Times to the Present, Second Edition" (2015)
- "The History of the American People: A Brief Introduction, Second Edition" (2016)