Chaplin, Patrick.

Darts in England, 1900-1939 A Social History. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource (273 pages)

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Darts in England, 1900-39: A social history; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; General editor's foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The origins of darts; 3. The game of darts in England, 1900-18; 4. Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public house, 1900-39; 5. The organisation and standardisation of darts in the inter-war years; 6. The darts industry from the late nineteenth century to 1939; 7. The darts craze of the 1930s; 8. Conclusion Appendix A: The declared aims of the National Darts Association as agreed at the meeting held on 21 February 1925Appendix B: The official rules of darts as published in the Morning Advertiser; Bibliography; Index



9781526129765


Darts (Game)--History--England--20th century.
Darts (Game)--Social aspects--England.

Darts (Game) England History 20th century Darts (Game) Social aspects England Geschichte 1900-1939


Electronic Books.

GV1565 / .D378 2018