Robin A Nagle

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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City

“Meticulous . . . [Nagle’s] passion for the subject really comes to life.” —The New York TimesNew York City produces more than twelve thousand tons of household trash and recyclables a day. As quickly as it accumulates, it’s hauled away. But who makes that happen? What’s life like for the workers wi...

Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City by Robin Nagle (Mar 19 2013)

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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City 1st (first) Edition by Nagle, Robin [2013]

Claiming the Virgin: The Broken Promise of Liberation Theology in Brazil

In rich ethnographic detail, Robin Nagle chronicles the life of a poor Brazilian community in its relationship to the Catholic church and to the larger politics of Brazil. Centered in Recife, on the northeast coast, Nagle's work investigates how liberation theology attracted followers, and demonstra...