Nigeria, Africa, and the United States: From Kennedy to Reagan

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