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Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918

By (author) Eli MacLaren

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The 1867 Canadian confederation brought with it expectations of a national literature, which a rising class of local printers hoped to supply. Reforming copyright law in the imperial context proved impossible, and Canada became a prime market for foreign publishers instead. The subsequent development of the agency system of exclusive publisher-importers became a defining feature of Canadian trade publishing for most of the twentieth century. In Dominion and Agency, Eli MacLaren analyses the struggle for copyright reform and the creation of a national literature using previously ignored archival sources such as the Board of Trade Papers at the National Archives of the United Kingdom. A groundbreaking study, Dominion and Agency is an important exploration of the legal and economic structures that were instrumental in the formation of today's Canadian literary culture.

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Publisher | University of Toronto Press
Published date | 8 Oct 2011
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 224
Dimensions | 236 x 158 x 21mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 520g
ISBN | 978-1-4426-4321-5
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BISAC | language arts & disciplines / publishing

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