{"product_id":"dominion-and-agency-eli-maclaren-9781442643215","title":"Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918","description":"\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli MacLaren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442643218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442643215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Eli MacLaren","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48800252985599,"sku":"9781442643215","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dominion-and-agency-eli-maclaren-9781442643215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}