Comments on: Why does England get its own football team? http://chrisblattman.com/2010/06/15/why-does-england-get-its-own-football-team/ International development, politics, economics, and policy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Hueyhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/06/15/why-does-england-get-its-own-football-team/comment-page-1/#comment-15729 John Huey Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:03:45 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=5029#comment-15729 It's constituent countries not “provinces”.Think on the UK more like with the EU where countries are joined in a Union but are still countries in their own right. It’s constituent countries not “provinces”.

Think on the UK more like with the EU where countries are joined in a Union but are still countries in their own right.

]]> By: Benjamin Geerhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/06/15/why-does-england-get-its-own-football-team/comment-page-1/#comment-15598 Benjamin Geer Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:41:24 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=5029#comment-15598 You could teach a whole course on nationalism using this as your starting point. Is the UK a nation? Is England a nation? What is a nation? You could teach a whole course on nationalism using this as your starting point. Is the UK a nation? Is England a nation? What is a nation?

]]> By: Suvojithttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/06/15/why-does-england-get-its-own-football-team/comment-page-1/#comment-15597 Suvojit Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:26:36 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=5029#comment-15597 In cricket too, England and Scotland have teams of their own, whereas the West Indies cricket team is formed of 10 independent countries (and a few other territories) In cricket too, England and Scotland have teams of their own, whereas the West Indies cricket team is formed of 10 independent countries (and a few other territories)

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