Nigeria, Africa, and the United States: From Kennedy to ReaganIndiana University Press, 1991 - 193 pages Shepard argues that U.S. policy toward Nigeria has never had much to do with what was going on there or in Africa as a whole. Instead, U.S. policy makers have seen what they wanted to see and proceeded accordingly. He charts the changing face of a relationship which is in many ways typical of U.S. policy toward the nations of Africa. "... the lesser known Nigerian side of the relationship is presented in illuminating detail." --Foreign Affairs "... lucid and straightforward. It is well documented from sources both in the USA and Nigeria... highly recommended... " --The Round Table |
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Kennedy and Americas African Model | 9 |
Nigerian Politics 19601966 | 28 |
Johnson Nixon and the Nigerian Civil War | 34 |
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