Overview

Goddess of the Americas is a brilliant essay collection and an impassioned, unorthodox celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe: mother goddess, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden, who made her first appearance on American soil in 1531. Through a variety of forms -- original essays, historical writings, short fiction, drama, and poetry -- the illustrious contributors to this literary anthology examine the impact this potent deity, the Lady of Guadalupe, has had on the people and culture of Mexico, and her influence beyond that country, in Latin America, North America, and Europe. An unprecedented contribution to the literature of the Americas, Goddess of the Americas is an invigorating investigation, an idiosyncratic adoration, and a profound recognition of our need for the sacred, unwavering love of the mother goddess. Francisco Alarcon * Luis Alfaro * Gloria Anzaldua * Ronnie Burk * Rosario Castellanos * Ana Castillo * Denise Chavez * Sandra Cisneros * Felipe Ehrenberg * Clarissa Pinkola Estes * Rosario Ferre * Francisco Goldman * Guillermo Gomez-Pena * F. Gonzalez-Crussi * Nancy Mairs * Ruben Martinez * Pat Mora * Cherrie Moraga * Octavio Paz * Elena Poniatowska * Margaret Randall * Jeanette Rodriguez * Luis Rodriguez * Richard Rodriguez * Miriam Sagan * Luisah Teish * Liliana Valenzuela

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Author:   Ana Castillo
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Riverhead Books,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.231kg
ISBN:  

9781573226301

ISBN 10:   1573226300
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   01 October 1997
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the bone marrow microenvironment Claire L. Pritchard, Shen Y. Heazlewood and Benjamin Cao 2. Stem cell niches in bone and their roles in cancer metastasis Ingunn Holen and Lewis Quayle 3. The role of vasculature in cancer stem cell niches Unnikrishnan Sivan, Jessica De Angelis, Saravana K. Ramasamy and Anjali P. Kusumbe 4. The lung cancer stem cell niche Ivan Bertoncello 5. The prostate cancer stem cell niche: Genetic drivers and therapeutic approaches Giacomo Canesin 6. Impact of prostate cancer stem cell niches on prostate cancer tumorigenesis and progression Taosha Li, Xiaozeng Lin, Anil Kapoor, Jingyi Peng, Yan Gu and Damu Tang 7. The testicular cancer stem cell niche Lucia Jimenez-Rojo, Alejandro Diez-Torre, Unai Silvan and Juan Arechaga

Reviews

Brilliant... [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess... [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology. -- <i>Booklist</i> (starred review) Marvelous... an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i>

Brilliant... [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess... [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology. -- Booklist (starred review) Marvelous... an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect. -- Publishers Weekly

Brilliant... [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess... [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology. -- Booklist (starred review)<br><br> Marvelous... an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect. -- Publishers Weekly

Brilliant... [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess... [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology. -- Booklist (starred review) Marvelous... an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect. -- Publishers Weekly -Brilliant... [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess... [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology.- -- Booklist (starred review) -Marvelous... an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect.- -- Publishers Weekly

Author Information

Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Guardians, Peel My Love Like an Onion, The Mixquiahuala Letters, Sapogonia (A New York Times Notable Book), So Far From God, and a collection of poetry, My Father was a Toltec and Selected Poems. She has received an American Book Award, a Carl Sandburg Award, a Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in fiction and poetry. Castillo lives in Chicago.

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