{"product_id":"dominion-and-agency-copyright-and-the-structuring-of-the-canadian-book-trade-1867-1918-9781487527709","title":"Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Eli MacLaren\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Publishers \u0026amp; Publishing Industry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDominion and Agency\u003c\/em\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":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46443937431703,"sku":"9781487527709","price":2327.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781487527709.webp?v=1769128493","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dominion-and-agency-copyright-and-the-structuring-of-the-canadian-book-trade-1867-1918-9781487527709","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}