{"product_id":"the-woman-who-would-be-king-hatshepsuts-rise-to-power-in-ancient-egypt-0307956776-used","title":"The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0307956776\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cooney, Kara\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power.Hatshepsut-the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne-was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her fathers family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered the mother of Thutmose III, the infant king, for a seat on the throne, and ascended to the rank of pharaoh.Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypts most prolific building periods.Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power-and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52339859751200,"sku":"USED0307956776","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/711f7AzqQDL.jpg?v=1789125474","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-woman-who-would-be-king-hatshepsuts-rise-to-power-in-ancient-egypt-0307956776-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}