Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00ANI9EJC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 517 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City's Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Nagle chronicles New York City's four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city's waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it's ever been. But New Yorkers don't give it much attention. In the process, she changes the way we understand cities—and ourselves wi
Robin Nagle has been anthropologist-in-residence at New York City's Department of Sanitation since 2006. She is a clinical associate professor of anthropology and urban studies at New York University, where she also directs the Draper Interdisciplinary Master's Program in Humanities and Social Thought.
(The New York Times) . Meticulous Nagle's passion for the subject really comes to life
"An excellent description of a very difficult job." according to Louie. This is an excellent read, a story very well told and well-detailed. I would never have imagined how difficult this job is, nor would I had even thought that drivers would have to sit stuck in a truck for 12 hours in a snow storm. There's much more than that single example here to make almost anyone look for a different job. Well done, Robin Nagle.. Real Fun Book Marjorie L. Stampfl Very informative with humor inserted. Should be read by anyone who has garbage picked up.. Fascinating, well-written and thorough In Picking Up, Robin Nagle brings us an unprecedented, meticulously researched and also first-hand look not just at the workings of the Department of Sanitation of the City of New York, but also a look at the people who do the job: from their practical jokes to their sensibility, to what makes them tick and what makes them mad to - and this may be my favorite part - their rich jargon. Nagle didn't just do field work to research the book, she ultimately joined the ranks of the DSNY and worked full time as a "garbageman". The result