Nigeria-United States relations, 1960-2016 / / Olayiwola Abegunrin

• Autore: Abegunrin Olayiwola
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (185 pages)
• Disciplina: 327.669073
• Soggetto geografico: Nigeria Foreign relations United States
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Nigeria-United StatesRelations, 1960-2016 -- Nigeria-United States Relations, 1960-2016 -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- The Emergency of Nigeria as Primus Inter Pares in Africa -- Nigeria: The Giant of Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Nigeria-United States Relations and the Kennedy-Johnson Administrations1 -- The Genesis of Nigeria-United States Relations -- Formulation of the U.S. Policy on Nigeria -- U.S. Aid and Grants to Nigeria between 1960 And 1964 -- American Peace Corps Volunteers in Nigeria -- U.S. Policy and Nigerian Civil War -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Nigeria and the Nixon-Ford Administrations -- Nigeria, Nixon-Ford Administrations, and Southern Africa -- Nigeria and Gerald Ford-Kissinger Policy on Southern Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Nigeria-United States Relations under the Carter Administration -- The Carter Administration Pro-Human Rights Policy -- The Carter Administration and Southern Africa -- Two-Year Technical Education Program Agreement between Nigeria and the United States -- The Carter Center Programs in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Nigeria-United States Relations under the Reagan-George H. W. Bush Administrations -- The Reagan Administration and Its Destructive Engagement with Apartheid South Africa5 -- Free South Africa Movement -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Nigeria-United States Relations under the Clinton Administration -- U.S. Reactions to the Executions of the Ogoni Nine -- U.S. Reactions to the Deaths of General Abacha and Chief M.K.O. Abiola -- RetuRning Of Democratic Rule in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Nigeria-United States Relations under the George W. Bush Administration. ; The Biafra House, Embassy of Biafra, And Radio Biafra in Washington, DC -- Leon H. Sullivan Summit -- Nigeria-U.S. Relations and African Issues -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 8 -- Nigeria-United States Relations and the Obama Administration1 -- From the George W. Bush to the Barack Obama Administration -- Race Factor in Nigeria-U.S. Relations -- The Oil Factor -- President Obama's Foreign Policy of Engagement -- The 2015 Nigerian Elections and the Obama Administration -- Nigeria-U.S. Relations under the Buhari Administration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 9 -- Emerging Themes in Nigeria-United States Relations1 -- Non-State Actors in Nigeria-U.S. Relations -- Nigerian Immigrants and Nigeria-U.S. Relations -- Nigerians in the American Academy -- Trading and Nigerian Entrepreneurs in the United States -- Nigerian Immigrants in the United States -- Nigerian Religious Organizations: The Impacts of Islamic Fundamentalism On Nigeria-U.S. Relations -- The Rise of Nigerian Pentecostal Churches in the U.S. -- Nigerian Press and Social Media -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix A -- Nigerian Envoys to the United States, 1959-2015 -- Appendix B -- United States Envoys to Nigeria, 1960-2016 -- Appendix C -- Nigeria Tourism Destinations by State -- Appendix D -- Framework of a Binational Commission -- Appendix E -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines Nigeria-United States relations since Nigeria's independence in 1960 through 2016, and emphasizes Nigeria's role in Africa.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nigeria-United States relations, 1960-2016
• ISBN: 1-4985-7378-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910793392703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African governance and development.