Argues that American cultural conceptions of religion and race during the 1950s played a crucial role in framing an ideology through which U.S. policymakers understood their options in Vietnam.
Argues that American cultural conceptions of religion and race during the 1950s played a crucial role in framing an ideology through which U.S. policymakers understood their options in Vietnam.
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. "Colonialism, Communism, or Catholicism?": Mr. Diem Goes to Washington 25 2. "Our System Demands the Supreme Being": America's Third Great Awakening 60 3. "These People Aren't Complicated": America's "Asia" at Midcentury 88 4. "Christ Crucified in Indo-China": Tom Dooley and the North Vietnamese Refugees 127 5. "The Sects and the Gangs Mean to Get Rid of the Saint": "Lightning Joe" Collins and the Battle for Saigon 172 6. "This God-Fearing Anti-Communist": The Vietnam Lobby and the Selling of Ngo Dinh Diem 217 Conclusion 263 Notes 277 Bibliography 339 Index 367
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. "Colonialism, Communism, or Catholicism?": Mr. Diem Goes to Washington 25 2. "Our System Demands the Supreme Being": America's Third Great Awakening 60 3. "These People Aren't Complicated": America's "Asia" at Midcentury 88 4. "Christ Crucified in Indo-China": Tom Dooley and the North Vietnamese Refugees 127 5. "The Sects and the Gangs Mean to Get Rid of the Saint": "Lightning Joe" Collins and the Battle for Saigon 172 6. "This God-Fearing Anti-Communist": The Vietnam Lobby and the Selling of Ngo Dinh Diem 217 Conclusion 263 Notes 277 Bibliography 339 Index 367
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