{"product_id":"9781487527709","title":"Dominion and Agency","description":"Author: Eli MacLaren\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781487527709\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919554298014,"sku":"ING-9781487527709","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781487527709.jpg?v=1782813693","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781487527709","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}