{"product_id":"star-wars-the-rise-and-chris-kempshall-9780744098822","title":"Star Wars the Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eA history of the dark times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So this is how liberty dies--with thunderous applause.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Senator Padmé Amidala \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e(c) AND (TM) 2024 LUCASFILM LTD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Kempshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0744098823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780744098822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Chris Kempshall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890998964479,"sku":"9780744098822","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5462aa7-c269-423a-93da-f8bb81c65788.jpg?v=1709740634","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/star-wars-the-rise-and-chris-kempshall-9780744098822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}