tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13433228.post115884392521439099..comments2023-12-29T15:17:14.941+01:00Comments on the human province: The violent death of books in Baghdadseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01692290924543236943noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13433228.post-1158949856403065572006-09-22T20:30:00.000+02:002006-09-22T20:30:00.000+02:00Sean,For another taste of everyday life in Baghdad...Sean,<BR/><BR/>For another taste of everyday life in Baghdad, you may be interested in an upcoming book called "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" by Rajiv Chandrasekaran (http://www.rajivc.com/index.htm). The book takes an anthropological perspective about how the CPA personnel (Coalition Provisional Authority) live a fantastic life in an area called the "Green zone" within Baghdad, an exclusive utopian district funded and governed by US military-industrial interests. Also, another fine work by the author is seen here: (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600193_pf.html), where he discusses how the "implementation" of governance went wayward from the very outset of the invasion, despite what seemed like an initially solid, spirited, and optimistic post-Hussein atmosphere.<BR/><BR/>-kmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com