How Long to Read Imperial Life in the Emerald City

How Long Does it Take to Read Imperial Life in the Emerald City?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Imperial Life in the Emerald City is 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 with him into the Zone- into a bubble, cut off from wartime realities, where the task of reconstructing a devastated nation competed with the distractions of a Little America-a half-dozen bars stocked with cold beer, a disco where women showed up in hot pants, a movie theatre that screened shoot-'em-up films, an all-you-could-eat buffet piled high with pork, a shopping mall that sold pornographic movies, a parking lot filled with shiny new SUVs, and a snappy dry-cleaning service-much of it run by Halliburton. Most Iraqis were barred from entering the Emerald City for fear they would blow it up. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and internal documents, Chandrasekaran tells the story of the people and ideas that inhabited the Green Zone during the occupation, from the imperial viceroy L. Paul Bremer III to the fleet of men hired to implement the idea that Americans could build a Jeffersonian democracy in an embattled Middle Eastern country.

How long is Imperial Life in the Emerald City?

Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Imperial Life in the Emerald City Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Imperial Life in the Emerald City aloud.

What Reading Level is Imperial Life in the Emerald City?

Imperial Life in the Emerald City is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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