{"product_id":"star-wars-rise-fall-of-the-galactic-empire-hardcover","title":"Star Wars: Rise \u0026 Fall of the Galactic Empire (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA history of the dark times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So this is how liberty dies―with thunderous applause.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Senator Padmé Amidala\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\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\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Kempshall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46755497115826,"sku":"9780241655047","price":535.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780241655047.jpg?v=1769063723","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/star-wars-rise-fall-of-the-galactic-empire-hardcover","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}