Imperial Life in the Emerald City
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| Imperial Life in the Emerald City | |
| Author | Rajiv Chandrasekaran |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Alfred A Knopf |
| Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 336 pages (1st Edition Hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-4000-4487-1 |
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone is a 2006 book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran that 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, Chandrasekaran details the absurdities, incompetence, and bureaucratic failings which prevented a timely transfer of power to the Iraqis and bred the growing insurgency, as well as the idealism and willful self-delusion that prevented American leadership from seeing the true state of affairs in Iraq.
Within the Preface to the book, Chandrasekaran makes it a point to state that his work does not take a side for or against the United States' invasion of Iraq, simply treating it as a given, and instead focuses purely on examining how the post-invasion occupation was handled.
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[edit] Awards
The books was chosen as one of the best non-fiction books of 2006 by Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times.[1] The book also won the 2007 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction[2] and the 2006 Overseas Press Club of America award.[3]
[edit] Film adaptation
The nonfiction book has been adapted into a fictional thriller written and directed by Paul Greengrass. The film stars Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, and Greg Kinnear. Production began in January 2008 in Spain.
[edit] References
- ^ Book Critics' Year-End Top Ten Lists. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- ^ 2006 OPC Award Winners. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
