Darts in England, 1900–1939 —— A social history

----- 英格兰的飞镖 1900–1939：社会历史

ISBN: 9780719078033 出版年：2018 页码：273 Manchester University Press

Darts in England 1900-1939: A social history is a unique study of darts and society. By 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, concentrating principally upon key developments between 1918 and 1939. From its base in the working-class, male-dominated public bar of the English public house, Chaplin 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. Chaplin’s research reveals that the drink interest (in the form of brewers and licensees) utilised darts as part of its strategy to improve pubs and combat threats to the drinks trade, that the National Darts Association standardised and codified the game and that the mass media, especially the Sunday newspapers, supported darts through reportage and the sponsoring of major competitions.