Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture) - Hardcover

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MacLaren, Eli

 
9781442643215: Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture)
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ISBN 10: 1442643218 ISBN 13: 9781442643215
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2011

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Eli MacLaren is an assistant professor in the Department of English at McGill University.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442643218
ISBN 13 
9781442643215
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
224

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