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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462545903321

Autore

Gfeller Aurélie Elisa <1977->

Titolo

Building a European identity [[electronic resource] ] : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 / / Aurélie Élisa Gfeller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012

ISBN

1-282-25427-8

9786613814920

0-85745-227-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Berghahn monographs in French studies ; ; v. 12

Disciplina

327.407309/047

Soggetti

Political culture - European Union countries

Group identity - European Union countries

National characteristics, European

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations European Union countries

France Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations France

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Meeting the American challenge : France and the year of Europe -- Constructing a European identity -- War in the Middle East : the Europeanization of France's Arab policy -- Kissinger, Jobert and the oil shock -- From a European common voice towards Atlanticism? -- Building a political Europe in a changed international context : Giscard and the twin summits of Paris and Martinique.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arab-Israeli war of 1973, the first oil price shock, and France's transition from Gaullist to centrist rule in 1974 coincided with the United States' attempt to redefine transatlantic relations. As the author argues, this was an important moment in which the French political elite responded with an unprecedented effort to construct an internationally influential and internally cohesive European entity. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of



French policy making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of th