Darts in England, 1900-1939

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 amongst working class men and, to a lesser extent, working class women but even (to some extent) among the middle and upper classes. This book assesses the social, economic and cultural forces behind this transformation. This work also considers the growth of the darts manufacturing industry and assesses the overall effect the growing popularity of darts had on interwar society and popular culture, with particular reference to the changing culture and form of the English public house. This original study will be of interest to sports historians, social historians, business historians, sociologists and sports scientists.

ISBN 0719078032   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780719078033 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 567 Publisher Manchester University Press   Published in Manchester Imprint Manchester University Press   Series title Studies in Popular Culture Format Hardback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 01 Apr 2009   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 794.30942   Spine width (mm) 28 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General Pages 272

		List of Illustrations
1		Introduction		1
2		The origins of darts		37
3		The game of darts in England, 1900-18		51
4		Darts, brewery leagues and the improved public house, 1900-39		75
5		The organisation and standardisation of darts in the inter-war years		103
6		The darts industry from the late nineteenth century to 1939		137
7		The darts craze of the 1930s		169
8		Conclusion		217
Appendix A		The declared aims of the National Darts Association		227
Appendix B		Official National Darts Association rules		228
		Bibliography		230
		Index		255

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