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Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Paperback • 2008 • English

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

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About the book

From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Drawing on interviews and internal documents, Rajiv Chandrasekaran tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country, detailing not only the risky disbanding of the Iraqi army and the ludicrous attempt to train the new police force, but absurdit...Show more

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ISBN

9780747592891

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Imperial Life in the Emerald City

Format

Paperback

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