{"product_id":"the-woman-who-would-be-king","title":"The Woman Who Would Be King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShrewdly 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 Egypt’s most prolific building periods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstructing 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Woman Who Would Be King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42983749320809,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3467\/1721\/files\/the-woman-who-would-be-king-7440132.webp?v=1773612006","url":"https:\/\/www.spiralcircle.com\/products\/the-woman-who-would-be-king","provider":"Spiral Circle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}