Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone is a 2006 book by Rajiv Chandrasekaran.

Imperial Life in the Emerald City takes a critical look at the civilian leadership of the American reconstruction project in Iraq.

Centered mainly on the actions of the Coalition Provisional Authority, within the Green Zone of Baghdad, it details events from the end of the invasion phase of the war until the official transfer of power to Iraqis and the growing insurgency in the country.

The nonfiction book has been adapted into a fictional thriller written by Brian Helgeland and directed by Paul Greengrass.

The film stars Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, and Greg Kinnear.