Check the photo of French fans from England-France at Wembley tonight.
The match was all about soft power, of which I can’t find a history. I mean, it’s not like it started with Joe Nye in 1990. Any suggestions?
(You know I’m thinking about the good generally done to the international image of the Savoy/Italy by the spread across Europe of organ grinders and puppeteers in the second half of the C18th and the first half of the C19th.)
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