MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02236nam a22002658a 4500
001 2008031633
003 DLC
005 20080717093159.0
008 080717s2008 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008031633
020 $a9780875866604 (trade paper : alk. paper)
020 $a9780875866611 (case laminate : alk. paper)
020 $a9780875866628 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aDS749.42.W8$bW66 2008
082 00 $a951/.017092$aB$222
100 1 $aWoo, X. L.
245 10 $aEmpress Wu the Great /$cX L. Woo.
260 $aNew York :$bAlgora Pub.,$cc2008.
263 $a0809
300 $ap. cm.
505 0 $aOrigins of a future sovereign -- The Wu family -- Wu's father rises from a merchant to a nobleman -- Mr. Wu marries up -- Mr. Wu becomes a governor -- Mr. Wu departs this realm -- The establishment of the tang dynasty -- Mr. Wu's sponsor becomes the second emperor of the tang dynasty -- Empress Changsun and a few of the courtiers -- Miss Wu becomes an imperial concubine -- The sons vie for the succession -- Selecting the crown prince -- Introduction to the crown prince -- Sent to a nunnery -- The new emperor reigns -- Empress Wang gets Wu back to the palace -- Empress Wang and concubine Xiao unite against concubine Wu -- Concubine Wu fights back -- The courtiers take sides -- Empress Wang and her supporters take a mis-step -- Empress Wang and the crown prince are removed -- Wu becomes empress -- From empress to empress dowager -- Advancing supporters and annihilating opponents -- Taking part in politics -- The pleasures of traveling -- Relationship with her children -- The empress dowager consolidates her power -- Standing at the top -- View from the summit -- Rebellions -- The largest rebellion -- The rebellions of the Princes Li -- Other rebellions -- Abuse of power at every level -- Picking favorites -- Naming a successor -- Empress Wu's favorites -- Relations with other nations -- Tibet -- Korea -- The Tujue clan -- Japan and Arabia -- Famous legends about Empress Wu -- Face reading -- Flowers blooming in winter -- Other legends -- .
600 10 $aWu hou,$cEmpress of China,$d624-705
650 0 $aEmpresses$zChina$vBiography.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907.