Seth Jacobs

Professor

History Department

Profile

Dr. Jacobs' research interests focus on the connection between U.S. domestic culture and foreign policy. He is currently writing a book called,听Rogue Diplomats: The Proud Tradition of Disobedience in United States Foreign Policy听(Cambridge University Press). Past books include:听The Universe Unraveling: American Foreign Policy in Cold War Laos听(Cornell University Press, 2012);听Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of the Vietnam War, 1950-1963听(Rowman & Littlefield); and听America鈥檚 Miracle Man in Vietnam: Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race, and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia, 1950-1957听(Duke University Press).听

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