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Imperial Life in the Emerald City
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City (2006) (edit title/settings)

Inside Iraq's Green Zone

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran (Author) (edit contributors)

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An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post ’s former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran takes us... read more

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In the back garden of the Republican Palace, deep in the heart of the Green Zone, bronzed young men with rippling muscles and tattooed forearms plunged into a resort-size swimming pool.

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Prologue

Part One - Building the Bubble
1. Versailles on the Tigris
2. A Deer in the Headlights
The Green Zone, Scene I
3. You're in Charge!
The Green Zone, Scene II
4. Control Freak
The Green Zone, Scene III
5. Who Are These People
The Green Zone, Scene IV
6. We Need to Rethink This
The Green Zone, Scene V
7. Bring a Duffel Bag
The Green Zone, Scene VI
8. A Yearning for Old Times

Part Two - Shattered Dreams
9. Let This Be Over
The Green Zone, Scene VII
10. The Plan Unravels
The Green Zone, Scene VIII
11. A Fool's Errand
The Green Zone, Scene IX
12. We Cannot Continue Like This
The Green Zone, Scene X
13. Missed Opportunities
The Green Zone, Scene XI
14. Breaking the Rules
The Green Zone, Scene XII
15. Crazy, If Not Suicidal
The Green Zone, Scene XIII
16. A Lot Left to Be Done

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This is book 67 of 100 in Top 100 Books That Defined The Noughties (Telegraph). (authoritative list)

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  1. Rajiv Chandrasekaran (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 1400044871
Page Count: 336

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