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Darts in England, 1900-1939 : a Social History.
Drawing on an eclectic range of primary and secondary sources Chaplin examines the development of darts in the context of English society in the early twentieth century. He reveals how darts was transformed during the interwar years to become one of the most popular recreations in England, not just...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 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.