{"product_id":"bullseye-britain-a-social-history-of-darts-9798901945186","title":"Bullseye Britain: A Social History of Darts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gigi Romano | Ai\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Publishdrive\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Publishdrive\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom smoky pubs and working men's clubs to packed arenas and global television, \u003cstrong\u003eBullseye Britain: A Social History of Darts\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story of the small game that became one of Britain's great sporting theatres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis lively social history traces darts from its roots in target games, alehouses, fairgrounds, and regional boards through its rise in factory leagues, county competitions, wartime pubs, television studios, and modern arena spectacle. Along the way, it explores the characters, commentators, women players, pub regulars, legal myths, class tensions, and global stars who turned three darts and a board into a national obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten with the pace and colour of a sports journalist, this book argues that darts is far more than a pub game. It is a story about work, leisure, community, identity, humour, pressure, and the ordinary person's right to play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor fans of darts, British sport, pub culture, and social history, \u003cstrong\u003eBullseye Britain\u003c\/strong\u003e hits the treble twenty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publishdrive","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883297587351,"sku":"9798901945186","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798901945186.webp?v=1781100944","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bullseye-britain-a-social-history-of-darts-9798901945186","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}