John B Jentz

Biographic Data

ID961224
NAMEJohn B Jentz
GIVEN NAMESJohn B
FAMILY NAMEJentz
SIGNATUREJENTZ J B
AFFILIATIONSNorthern Illinois University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX1

  • Chicago in the Age of Capital

    John B Jentz, Richard SchneirovBOOKChicago in the age of capital2012

    This book, a sweeping interpretive history of mid-nineteenth-century Chicago, traces the evolution of a modern social order. Combining historical and political detail with a theoretical frame, the book examines the dramatic capitalist transition in Chicago during the critical decades from the 1850s through the 1870s, a period that saw the rise of a permanent wage worker class and the formation of an industrial upper class. The book demonstrates h…

  • Unions, Cartels, and the Political Economy of American Cities

    Open AccessJohn B JentzARTICLEStudies in American Political…2000Cited by: 1

    In 1997, Ira Katznelson contributed to the ongoing discussion among social scientists and historians about how to analyze class formation and the development of the American state. He was particularly interested in tying this research to the history of liberalism in an effort to both historicize the generalizations of Louis Hartz and address the question of American exceptionalism. Evaluating the body of research, Katznelson argued that authors h…

  • Labor, the Law, and Economics

    John B Jentz, John JentzARTICLELabor History1997

  • The Spirit of 1848

    John B Jentz, Bruce LevineARTICLELabour / Le Travail1993

  • American Historical Association

    Open AccessJohn B JentzARTICLEInternational Labor and…1992

    Labor historians were poorly represented on the program of the AHAs 1991 annual meeting held in Chicago in December. Although numerous panels dealt with issues of interest to labor historians, the papers were usually presented by scholars of cities, immigration, race, and gender

  • Class and Politics in an Emerging Industrial City

    Open AccessJohn B JentzARTICLEJournal of Urban History1991

  • Little Germany

    John B Jentz, Stanley NadelARTICLEJournal of American History1991Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Little Germany: Ethnicity, Religion, and Class in New York City, 1845–80. By Stanley Nadel. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. viii + 242 pp. $37.50.) Get access John B. Jentz John B. Jentz Northern Illinois University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 3, December 1991, Page 1079, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078861 Published: 01 December 19…

  • German Workers' Culture in the United States, 1850 to 1920

    Nora Faires, Hartmut Keil et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1990

    German Workers' Culture in the United States, 1850 to 1920. Ed. by Hartmut Keil Washington and German Workers in Chicago: A Documentary History of Working-Class Culture from 1850 to World War I. Ed. by Hartmut Keil and John B. Jentz Urbana Get access Nora Faires Nora Faires University of Michigan, Flint Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 77, Issue 3, December 1990, Pages 10…

  • German Workers in Chicago

    Hartmut Keil, John B JentzARTICLELabour / Le Travail1989Cited by: 5

  • The Press of Labor Migrants in Europe and North America, 1880s to 1930s

    John B Jentz, Christiane Harzig et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1987

    Journal Article The Press of Labor Migrants in Europe and North America, 1880s to 1930s. Ed. by Christiane Harzig and Dirk Hoerder. (Bremen: Labor Newspaper Preservation Project, 1985. 602 pp. DM 20.00.) Get access John B. Jentz John B. Jentz Newberry Library Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 73, Issue 4, March 1987, Page 1103, https://doi.org/10.2307/1904180 Published: 01…

  • Urban Religion and the Second Great Awakening

    John B Jentz, Terry D BilhartzARTICLEJournal of the Early Republic1987Cited by: 1

  • Deutsche Arbeiterkultur in Chicago von 1850 bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg. Eine Anthologie

    Carol Poore, Hartmut Keil et al.ARTICLEThe German Quarterly1986

  • The Germans in Missouri, 1900-1918

    Peter J Rachleff, Peter Rachleff et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1986

  • Work, Class, and Politics in Civil War Era Chicago, 1848–73

    Open AccessJohn B Jentz, John Jentz et al.ARTICLEInternational Labor and…1985

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  • German Workers in Industrial Chicago, 1850-1910

    Steven J Ro, Steven J Ross et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1985

    Journal Article German Workers in Industrial Chicago, 1850–1910: A Comparative Perspective. Ed. by Hartmut Keil and John B. Jentz. (DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 1983. viii + 252 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, and notes. $22.50.) Get access Steven J. Ross Steven J. Ross University of Southern California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 72, Issue 1,…

  • German Workers in Industrial Chicago, 1850-1910

    Olivier Zunz, Hartmut Keil et al.ARTICLELabour / Le Travail1985

  • German Workers in Industrial Chicago, 1850-1910

    Fredrick C Luebke, Hartmut Keil et al.ARTICLEInternational Migration Review1984

  • A note on evaluating the error in the Gilded Age manufacturing census

    John B JentzARTICLEHistorical Methods A Journal of…1982Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Progress Report of the Chicago Project

    Open AccessHartmut Keil, John B Jentz et al.ARTICLEInternational Labor and…1982Cited by: 1

    has been funded by the Volkswagen Foundation for a period of four years, beginning in April 1979. The project, working with two

  • Chattel Slavery and Wage Slavery

    John B Jentz, John Jentz et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1980

    Journal Article Chattel Slavery and Wage Slavery: The Anglo-American Context, 1830–1860. By Marcus Cunliffe. (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1979. xix + 128 pp. Illustrations, notes, and index. $9.00.) Get access John Jentz John Jentz University of Munich Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 67, Issue 1, June 1980, Pages 146–147, https://doi.org/10.2307/1900478 Publishe…

  • A Note on Genovese's Account of the Slaves' Religion

    John B Jentz, John JentzARTICLECivil War history1977References: 4

    A NOTE ON GENOVESES ACCOUNT OF THE SLAVES' RELIGION John Jentz Eugene D. Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll is a major contribution to the recent redefinition of the whole historical debate about American slavery.1 Vast in scope and broad in research, it deserves the most thorough critical attention. Yet its very monumental quality appears to have discouraged such criticism. This note is an attempt to partially rectify this defect by analyzing one arg…