{"product_id":"dominion-and-agency-9781487527709","title":"Dominion and Agency","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Eli MacLaren  deftly guides the reader through the complex history of copyright in Canada… This meticulous study would be of interest to scholars studying book history and Canadian literature and history.’ -- Alison Rukavina * Modern Language Review vol 108:01:2013 *\u003cbr\u003e‘Dominion and Agency should be essential reading for book historians and legal historians alike. It should also serve as a cautionary tale for contemporary Canadian policymakers as the vestiges of this history remain part of our copyright story to this day.’ -- Myra J. Tawfik * Papers of the Bibliographic Society of Canada vol 50:02; 2012 *\u003cbr\u003e‘Eli MacLaren’s book deftly guides the reader through the complex history of copyright in Canada… This meticulous study would be of interest to scholars studying book history and Canadian literature and history.’ -- Alison Rukavina * Modern Language Review; vol 108:01:2013 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements   Introduction        Conceiving  the 1875 Act, 1868–72: The Principles of Copyright     Achieving  the 1875 Act, 1872–75: The London Publishers Prevail    Clarifying  the 1875 Act, 1876–77: The Stunting of Belford Brothers    Living With  the 1875 Act: William Briggs: Printer, Binder, Distributor    The 1900  Amendment, the Agency System, and the Macmillan Company of Canada    The North  American Copyright Divide: Black Rock and the Magnification of Ralph Connor    Conclusion   Notes       Works Cited      Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409160085847,"sku":"9781487527709","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487527709.jpg?v=1730505692","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dominion-and-agency-9781487527709","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}