Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor
ISBN: 9780321394262 | 0321394267
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offersthe compelling story of Wu Zhao - one woman's unlikely and remarkable ascent to the apex of political power in the patriarchal society of traditional China. Wu Zhao, Woman Emperor of China is the account of the first and only female emperor in China's history. Set in vibrant, multi-ethnic Tang China, this biography chronicles Wu Zhao's humble beginnings as the daughter of a provincial official, following her path to the inner palace, where she improbably rose from a fifth-ran... MORE
| Editor's Preface | p. vii |
| Author's Preface | p. ix |
| Genealogies of the House of Tang and the House of Wu | p. xvii |
| What's in a Name? | p. 1 |
| Historical Preconditions for the Ascent of a Woman Emperor: Steppe Culture, the Silk Road, and Buddhism | p. 11 |
| From the Sichuan Countryside to the Inner Palace | p. 17 |
| Empress Wu: A Changing of the Guard | p. 37 |
| The Two Sages | ... MORE |
| Celestial Empress and Grand Dowager | p. 65 |
| Wu Zhao as Lover: Lady of Perfect Satisfaction | p. 93 |
| Sage Mother Rising | p. 103 |
| Queen of Terror | p. 125 |
| Bodhisattva of Mercy | p. 137 |
| Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty | p. 157 |
| Octogenarian in Retreat: Succession, Factionalism, and Craneriding in the Final Years | p. 181 |
| Conclusion: The Vain Quest for Wu Zhao | p. 205 |
| A Note on the Sources | p. 215 |
| Chronology | p. 221 |
| Glossary | p. 223 |
| Index | p. 231 |
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