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Green Zone; Imperial Life/Emerald City, 0307477533, Chandrasekaran
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Artist
- Chandrasekaran, Rajiv
- ISBN
- 9780307477538
- Book Title
- Green Zone : Imperial Life in the Emerald City
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- Corruption & Misconduct, Military / General, History & Theory, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), American Government / General, Security (National & International)
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Product Information
The fullest, most intimate account of life in the Green Zone, the sheltered bubble where idealistic Americans planned the occupation while Iraq fell apart. The Green Zone, Baghdad, 2003: in this walled-off compound of swimming pools and luxurious amenities, Paul Bremer and his Coalition Provisional Authority set out to fashion a new, democratic Iraq. Staffed by idealistic aides chosen primarily for their political affiliations and views on issues such as abortion, the CPA spent the crucial first year of occupation pursuing goals that had little to do with the immediate crises of a postwar nation. In this acclaimed firsthand account, the former Baghdad bureau chief of The Washington Post gives us an intimate and remarkably dispassionate portrait of life inside this Oz-like place, which continued unaffected by the growing mayhem outside. This is a quietly devastating portrait of imperial folly, and an essential book for anyone who wants to understand those early days when things went irrevocably wrong in Iraq.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307477533
ISBN-13
9780307477538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109198204
Product Key Features
Book Title
Green Zone : Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Corruption & Misconduct, Military / General, History & Theory, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), American Government / General, Security (National & International)
Publication Year
2010
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds79.769.C53 2009
Edition Description
Movie Tie-In
Reviews
"Often reads like something out of Catch-22 or from MASH."--The New York Times "Absolutely brilliant. It is eyewitness history of the first order. . . . It should be read by anyone who wants to understand how things went so badly wrong in Iraq."--The New York Times Book Review "Revealing. . . Chandrasekaran's portrait of blinkered idealism is evenhanded, chronicling the disillusionment of conservatives who were sent to a war zone without the resources to achieve lasting change."--The New Yorker "Eloquent and finely textured. . .includes dozens of stories of tragicomic ineptitude and awesome corruption by U.S. officials and contractors in Iraq, many of whom had high-level connections to the Bush administration but little in the way of relevant skills."--Los Angeles Times "Chandrasekaran has written a fascinating book, required reading for anyone who wants to know about that crucial first year of America's rule in post-Saddam Iraq."--The Houston Chronicle "Surreal vignettes abound. . . . The book . . . would be hilarious were it not horrifying that so much valor and suffering have been expended in this context." --George Will,The Washington Post, "Often reads like something out of Catch-22 or from MASH."-- The New York Times "Absolutely brilliant. It is eyewitness history of the first order. . . . It should be read by anyone who wants to understand how things went so badly wrong in Iraq."-- The New York Times Book Review "Revealing. . . Chandrasekaran's portrait of blinkered idealism is evenhanded, chronicling the disillusionment of conservatives who were sent to a war zone without the resources to achieve lasting change."-- The New Yorker "Eloquent and finely textured. . .includes dozens of stories of tragicomic ineptitude and awesome corruption by U.S. officials and contractors in Iraq, many of whom had high-level connections to the Bush administration but little in the way of relevant skills."-- Los Angeles Times "Chandrasekaran has written a fascinating book, required reading for anyone who wants to know about that crucial first year of America's rule in post-Saddam Iraq."-- The Houston Chronicle "Surreal vignettes abound. . . . The book . . . would be hilarious were it not horrifying that so much valor and suffering have been expended in this context." --George Will, The Washington Post
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-290451
Dewey Decimal
956.7044/31
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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