Patrick Chaplin

Darts in England, 1900-39

A social history

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing in an eclectic range of primary and secondary sources, Chaplin reveals how darts was transformed during the interwar years to become one of the most popular recreations in England, not just among the working classes but even (to some extent) among the middle and upper classes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 578g
• ISBN-13: 9780719078033
• ISBN-10: 0719078032
• Artikelnr.: 27355053

Autorenporträt

Patrick Chaplin is a Research Fellow in History at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations General editor's foreword Acknowledgements
Introduction 1 The origin of Darts 2 The game of darts in England 1900-1918
3 Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public house 1900-1939 4 The
organisation and standardisation of darts in the interwar years 5 The darts
industry from the late nineteenth century to 1939 6 The darts craze of the
1930s Conclusion Appendices A. Declared aims of the National Darts
Association B. Official National Darts Association rules Bibliography Index