Strongman Eugen Sandows World Tour of 1904-1905 - The Perfect Man in Colonial India and Afro-Asia

Strongman Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was renowned as the world's "perfect man" at the turn of the 20thcentury. This book examines his fascinating 2-year "world tour" of South Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and China in 1904-1905, at the peak of European imperialism and rising Asian confidence and nationalism.

About the author

Carey A. Watt is Professor of History at St. Thomas University. He grew up in Montreal, where he completed his BA and MA at Concordia University, before undertaking a PhD in the history of modern India at Cambridge.

Product details

• Authors: Carey Watt
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.06.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781839990670
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-067-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Anthem Studies in Travel; Anthem Studies in South Asian Literature, Aesthetics and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, India, South East Asia, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Republic of South Africa, history of sport, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, c 1900 to c 1909