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Sports and National Identity

February 06, 2005 Sunday 3PM CT ( listen)
What role do sports play in forming national character? Why does soccer inspire hooliganism when football is more violent? This hour, on Here on Earth, Jean Feraca and her guests discuss sports as a metaphor for national identity.

Guest

  • David Caplan, Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Franklin Foer, author of "How Soccer Explains the World"

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