Laurent Dubois’s Soccer Empire: France.
First read chapters 5,6, and 7 in Laurent Dubois’s book Soccer Empire that I have provided. In the first paragraph briefly answer these following questions.a) When was the source produced? b) Who is the author of the source? c) To whom are they addressing the article? d) Why did they make this source? Then answer the following questions, but weave them together in an essay format. • After France’s victory in the 1998 World Cup, one commentator announced that “There is only one political party tonight” (p. 154). How did soccer affect how ‘French’ people thought about France and its national symbols? • What role did race play in the ways that people discussed the French victory? Contrast the interpretations drawn from the left and right. • Did the 1998 victory lead to long-term change in French views on race? Here is some additional background information regarding the political background of France at the time.It will be helpful to know the following background information regarding France’s broader political spectrum in the 1990s. The Prime Minister from 1997 to 2002 was Lionel Jospin, a Socialist. On the other hand, Jean-Marie Le Pen represented a far right organization known as the Front National, which held socially conservative and anti-immigration views. Le Pen and others like him had little sympathy for the struggles of blacks and “beurs” (slang for Arabs) who had moved historically to France and in the wake of decolonization. Many of these nonwhite immigrants lived in the “banlieues” or suburbs, which became politically charged and socially tense spaces that suffered from marginalization by the French state and antagonisms from many white French citizens.