{"product_id":"empress-9780449907498","title":"Empress","description":"\"McCune has recreated the splendor and intrigue of the imperial court in the Tang dynasty...giving us entertaining and informative access to a brilliant time and a complex woman.\"\u003cbr\u003eJEFFREY RIEGEL\u003cbr\u003eChair, Department of East Asian Languages\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003eSweeping through exotic, turbulent seventh-century China, EMPRESS is the captivating epic of one extraordinary woman who would become the only female emperor in all of China's history. The story of Wu Jao, set against the backdrop of medieval China, reveals not only an age of horrifying barbarism, daring treachery, and precarious power, but also an eternal culture of sophistication and enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fawcett Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780449907498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 6.22w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/1994 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1994 pg. 725\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Evelyn B. McCune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253473185973,"sku":"9780449907498","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_651add98-9109-47e1-8ffa-33949dd79f8b.jpg?v=1656386493","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empress-9780449907498","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}