Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Author	Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	Alfred A Knopf
Publication date	2006
Media type	Print
Pages	336 pages ; (1st Edition Hardcover)
ISBN	1-4000-4487-1
OCLC	64427530
Dewey Decimal	956.7044/31 22
LC Class	DS79.769 .C53 2006

Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone is a 2006 book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Synopsis[]

Imperial Life in the Emerald City takes a critical look at the civilian leadership of the American reconstruction project in Iraq. Centered mainly on the actions of the Coalition Provisional Authority, within the Green Zone of Baghdad, it details events from the end of the invasion phase of the war until the official transfer of power to Iraqis and the growing insurgency in the country.

In the book's prologue, Chandrasekaran states that his work does not take a side for or against the United States' invasion of Iraq, simply treating events as given, and instead focuses on examining how the handling of the post-invasion occupation.

Awards[]

Winner 2007 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction^[1] and the 2006 Cornelius Ryan Award,^[2] and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award
One of the best non-fiction books of 2006/2007 by Entertainment Weekly, New York Times^[3] and Los Angeles Times^[4]

Film adaptation[]

The nonfiction book has been adapted into a fictional thriller written by Brian Helgeland and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film stars Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, and Greg Kinnear.

References[]

^ "Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2007". Retrieved 2007-12-26.
^ "2006 OPC Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
^ "The 10 Best Books of 2007". The New York Times. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
^ "Book Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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[1] "Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2007". Retrieved 2007-12-26.

[2] "2006 OPC Award Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

[3] "The 10 Best Books of 2007". The New York Times. 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2009-01-12.

[4] "Book Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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