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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A probing study of power, politics, and gender,
By Elizabeth Twitchett (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor (Paperback)
Behind this fabulous tale of the rise of the daughter of a lumber merchant to the first and only female emperor of China is a probing study of power, politics, and gender. I was particularly enthralled by Rothschild's explanation of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism in the Tang Dynasty and the ways in which they were variously used to invent a new language of symbols--indeed, to create a new political reality. This book is a tour de force filled with gruesome lore worthy of a historical novella by Tanizaki.
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Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor by N. Harry Rothschild (Paperback - December 28, 2007)
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