policy; in the golden age of the 1970s, Nigeria could wield its 'oil weapon* to discipline recalcitrant neighbours and even intimidate Britain. A third shared outlook is a certain disposition to question Nigeria's credentials as a genuinely non-aligned state, despite the evident changes since the civil war; here, the discussion is hampered by the absence of any clear and consistent definition of non-alignment. Finally, there is general recognition of Nigeria's global dependence, though opinions differ concerning how serious this is. Overall, this book offers a series of highly informative and occasionally provocative interpretations of salient aspects of Nigerian foreign policy. In addition, the bibliography is excellent and the index adequate.
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Stamp et al. (1985) studied this question.