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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.

Table of Contents

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

Darts in England 190039 A Social History Studies

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 11/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719089046, 978-0719089046
    ISBN10: 0719089042
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

    Table of Contents

    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

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