Writers Among Us: Seth Jacobs
Seth Jacobs is an assistant professor of history at Boston College and author of America's Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia (Duke, 2004). In his book, Jacobs argues that a midcentury religious revival in America, as well as policymakers' racist perceptions of Asians, led the United States to support the disastrous, autocratic Diem regime in South Vietnam.
Jacobs is introduced by Jeanne Williams, assistant director of communications in Boston College's Office of Marketing Communications. This lecture is a part of “Writers Among Us: Boston College Readings,” a series spotlighting recent book publications by Boston College faculty.
Presenter(s): Seth Jacobs
Date: April 12, 2005
Location: Gasson Hall 305, Boston College
Sponsor(s): Boston College Magazine; Boston College Bookstore
URL: http://frontrow.bc.edu/program/jacobs1/
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