Transforming the City: Community Organizing and the Challenge of Political Change - Paperbackby Marion Orr (Editor) As an avenue for progressive politics in a nation still skeptical of change, community organizing today faces significant challenges. This book assesses that activity within the context of political, cultural, social, and economic changes in cities from World War II to the present to show how community based organizations have responded to these challenges. Transforming the City is the first book to examine the current state of