{"product_id":"9798216473459","title":"French Car Culture and the Carter Doctrine The Long Road from the Marshall Plan to Franco-US Cooperation in the Persian Gulf","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFrench Car Culture and the Carter Doctrine\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Long Road from the Marshall Plan to Franco-US Cooperation in the Persian Gulf\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eManuel Dorion-Soulié\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique combination of diplomatic history and the history of the transformations of French socio-economic structures in the post-1945 period, this book explores the expansion of US military power in the Persian Gulf by looking at the expansion of the US socio-economic model to Western Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn January 1980, Jimmy Carter announced that henceforth, the US would consider threats to oil flows from the Persian Gulf as direct assaults on US interests, and would use military force to counteract such threats. American officials pressured European allies to contribute to this new military framework, arguing that it was for Europe that American forces would protect oil flows from the Gulf. European allies accepted this argument and provided military and political support for American policy in the Gulf. This book shows that France, generally considered a \"reluctant ally\" of the US, played a crucial role in helping the US build the military infrastructure of the Carter Doctrine. The core argument of this book is that this enthusiastic support was motivated by French oil demand, which was largely supplied from Persian Gulf sources. In turn, French oil demand was largely driven by the adoption of car culture, which occurred under the influence of US soft power and economic aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManuel Dorion-Soulié\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of American Studies at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris. His research focuses on the interplay between American military strategy in the Middle East and European oil consumption.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216473459\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53976398725260,"sku":"9798216473459","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216473459","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}