| Imperial Life in the Emerald City | |
| Author: | Rajiv Chandrasekaran |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Nonfiction |
| Publisher: | Alfred A Knopf |
| Release Date: | 2006 |
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| Pages: | 336 pages (1st Edition Hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 1-4000-4487-1 |
| Dewey: | 956.7044/31 22 |
| Congress: | DS79.769 .C53 2006 |
| Oclc: | 64427530 |
Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone is a 2006 book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.
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 the handling of the post-invasion occupation.
See main article: Green Zone (film). 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.