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

• Studies in Popular Culture
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 436g
• ISBN-13: 9780719089046
• ISBN-10: 0719089042
• Artikelnr.: 36124964

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

General editor's foreword Introduction 1 The origin of darts 2 The game of
darts in England 1900-18 3 Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public
house 1900-39 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