{"product_id":"9780744098822","title":"Star Wars The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eKempshall, Chris\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDK\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/9\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of the dark times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So this is how liberty dies—with thunderous applause.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Senator Padmé Amidala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Palpatine declared the birth of his new Empire, he expected it would stand for millennia. Instead, it lasted only 24 years. This is the story of how a tyrannical regime rose from the ashes of democracy, ruled the galaxy with an iron fist, and then collapsed into dust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a story of war and heroes, of the power of propaganda and the dangers of complacency. But most of all, it is a story of normal people trying to live their lives in the face of a brutal dictatorship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the ruthlessness of Darth Vader's campaigns to the horrors of the Tarkin Initiative, this book offers fresh new insights into the dark entity at the core of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© AND ™ 2024 LUCASFILM LTD.","brand":"DK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44872844869887,"sku":"9780744098822","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780744098822_s600x595.jpg?v=1775600753","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780744098822","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}