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Country United States Publication date 2006 ISBN 1-4000-4487-1 Publisher Alfred A. Knopf | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print Originally published 19 September 2006 Genre Non-fiction Adaptations Green Zone (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pages 336 pages
(1st Edition Hardcover) Awards Baillie Gifford Prize, New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year Similar Baillie Gifford Prize winners, Iraq War books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book launch imperial life in the emerald city inside iraq s green zone
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 events from the end of the invasion phase of the war until the official transfer of power to the Iraqis and the growing insurgency in the country.
Contents
- Book launch imperial life in the emerald city inside iraq s green zone
- Awards
- Film adaptation
- References
In the prologue to the book, Chandrasekaran states 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.
Awards
The book was chosen as one of the best non-fiction books of 2006/2007 by Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. The book also won the 2007 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and the 2006 Overseas Press Club of America award, and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2007.
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. Production began in January 2008 in Spain.