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100 1 $aRothschild, N. Harry.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007078641
245 10 $aWu Zhao :$bChina's only woman emperor /$cN. Harry Rothschild.
246 10 $aChina's only female emperor
260 $aNew York :$bPearson Longman,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $axvii, 236 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aThe library of world biography
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gI.$tWhat's in a Name? --$gII.$tHistorical Preconditions for the Ascent of a Woman Emperor: Steppe Culture, the Silk Road, and Buddhism --$gIII.$tFrom the Sichuan Countryside to the Inner Palace --$gIV.$tEmpress Wu: A Changing of the Guard --$gV.$tThe Two Sages --$gVI.$tCelestial Empress and Grand Dowager --$gVII.$tWu Zhao as Lover: Lady of Perfect Satisfaction --$gVIII.$tSage Mother Rising --$gIX.$tQueen of Terror --$gX.$tBodhisattva of Mercy --$gXI.$tEmperor of the Zhou Dynasty --$gXII.$tOctogenarian in Retreat: Succession, Factionalism, and Craneriding in the Final Years --$tConclusion: The Vain Quest for Wu Zhao.
520 1 $a"The story chronicles Wu Zhao's humble beginnings as the daughter of a provincial official and follows her path to the inner palace, where she improbably rose from a fifth-ranked concubine to emperor. Using clever Buddhist rhetoric, grandiose architecture, elegant court rituals, and a network of "cruel officials" to cow her many opponents in court, Wu Zhao inaugurated a new dynasty in 690, the Zhou. She ruled as emperor for fifteen years, proving eminently competent in the art of governance, deftly balancing factions in court, staving off the encroachment of Turks and Tibetans, and fostering the state's economic growth."--BOOK JACKET.
600 00 $aWu hou,$cEmpress of China,$d624-705.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84156888
650 0 $aEmpresses$zChina$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103029
830 0 $aLibrary of world biography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99032162
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