Strongman Eugen Sandow’s World Tour of 1904-1905
Strongman Eugen Sandow’s World Tour of 1904-1905
The ‘Perfect Man’ in Colonial India and Afro-Asia
De:Watt, Carey
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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.
Informations bibliographiques
décembre 2025, Anthem Studies in Travel, Anthem Studies in South Asian Literature, Aesthetics and Culture, Anglais
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978-1-83999-067-0