{"product_id":"star-wars-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-galactic-empire","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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0744098823\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780744098822\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Kempshall, Chris\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Jul 2024)","offer_id":46080089784517,"sku":"9780744098822","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780744098822.jpg?v=1776034428","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/star-wars-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-galactic-empire","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}