{"product_id":"a-house-for-the-struggle-e-james-west-9780252086397","title":"A House for the Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMultiple Award-Winner!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Michael Nelson Prize of International Association for Media and History\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eIAMHIST)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the 2022 Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 American Journalism Historians Association Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 ULCC's (Union League Club of Chicago) Outstanding Book on the History of Chicago Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of a 2023 Best of Illinois History Superior Achievement award from the Illinois State Historical Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 BAAS Book Prize (British Association for American Studies)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a 2023 The Brinck Book Award and Lecture series (University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention for the 2021-22 RSAP Book Prize (Research Society for American Periodicals)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e Buildings once symbolized Chicago's place as the business capital of Black America and a thriving hub for Black media. In this groundbreaking work, E. James West examines the city's Black press through its relationship with the built environment. As a house for the struggle, the buildings of publications like \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e embodied narratives of racial uplift and community resistance. As political hubs, gallery spaces, and public squares, they served as key sites in the ongoing Black quest for self-respect, independence, and civic identity. At the same time, factors ranging from discriminatory business practices to editorial and corporate ideology prescribed their location, use, and appearance, positioning Black press buildings as sites of both Black possibility and racial constraint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Engaging and innovative, \u003ci\u003eA House for the Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders the Black press's place at the crossroads where aspiration collided with life in one of America's most segregated cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. James West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252086392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252086397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023","brand":"E. James West","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044727615743,"sku":"9780252086397","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2b6bd15-66c8-4c56-84d8-8752036eebd9.jpg?v=1684974535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-house-for-the-struggle-e-james-west-9780252086397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}