One example of ethnic cleavage which can be traced directly to colonial foundations is that of the African/Asian (Indian) divide in Kenya and Uganda. ... Another consequence of inheriting the colonial state is the diversion of resources to maintaining the integrity of these states post-independence. ... Arguably though, the development of some military personnel and infrastructure for colonial benefit(also a pool of manpower for extraterritorial wars, such as the French in IndoChina) provided a potent enough springboard for the military to play a role in post-independence affairs. ... In the F...

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But- and herein lay the real originality of the system- unlike the attitude of the nobles toward the bourgeoisie, the lords toward the serfs, or the Brahmans toward the other Indian castes, the gér could not materially exploit the lower castes without losing face in the eyes of others, as well as their own. ... One can easily imagine the state of mind of a warrior or any freeman whose condition through defeat in war radically changes from one day to the next, as he becomes a slave: as in classical antiquity, prisoners of war were automatically subject to being sold. ... The infantry was...

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