Strongman Eugen Sandow’s World Tour of 1904-1905

This book is about strongman and physical culture pioneer Eugen Sandow’s (1867–1925) encounter with colonial Afro-Asia at the turn of the twentieth century, and the fascinating legacy of that encounter. It reveals the significance of Sandow’s 17-month world tour of 1904–1905 (through South Africa, India, the Straits Settlements [Singapore and Malaysia], and China), with much attention devoted to the 8months he spent in India—the British Empire’s “Jewel in the Crown”. It highlights the wider empi