How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
… and lumpens.” Weber was referring to the millions of Indian, African, Arab, Chinese and Vietnamese soldiers and … British imperialists had recruited up to 1.4 million Indian soldiers. France enlisted nearly 500,000 troops from … high noon of “whiteness” – what Du Bois, answering his own question about this highly desirable condition, memorably …