Building a European Identity : : France, the United States, and the Oil Shock, 1973-74 / / Aurélie Élisa Gfeller.

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• VerfasserIn: Gfeller, Aurélie Élisa,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies ; 12
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS --; INTRODUCTION --; Chapter 1. MEETING THE AMERICAN CHALLENGE --; Chapter 2. CONSTRUCTING A EUROPEAN IDENTITY --; Chapter 3. WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST --; Chapter 4. KISSINGER, JOBERT, AND THE OIL SHOCK --; Chapter 5. FROM A EUROPEAN COMMON VOICE TOWARD ATLANTICISM? --; Chapter 6. BUILDING A POLITICAL EUROPE IN A CHANGED INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT --; CONCLUSIONS --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780857452276; 9783110998283
• DOI: 10.1515/9780857452276
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Aurélie Élisa Gfeller.

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 the new concept of a political European identity.