{"product_id":"law-of-the-land-greg-taylor-9781487552138","title":"Law of the Land: The Advent of the Torrens System in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow was it that the Torrens system, a mid-nineteenth-century reform of land titles registration from distant South Australia, gradually replaced the inherited Anglo-Canadian common law system of land registration? In \u003cem\u003eThe Law of the Land\u003c\/em\u003e, Greg Taylor traces the spread of the Torrens system, from its arrival in the far-flung outpost of 1860s Victoria, British Columbia, right up to twenty-first century Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the peculiarity of how this system of land reform swept through some provinces like wildfire, and yet still remains completely unknown in three provinces, Taylor shows how the different histories of various regions in Canada continue to shape the law in the present day. Presenting a concise and illuminating history of land reform, he also demonstrates the power of lobbying, by examining the influence of both moneylenders and lawyers who were the first to introduce the Torrens system to Canada east of the Rockies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exact and fluent legal history of regional law reforms, \u003cem\u003eThe Law of the Land\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating examination of commonwealth influence, and ongoing regional differences in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487552130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487552138\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 11\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Greg Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44122738852095,"sku":"9781487552138","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63a273c1-ae64-4651-865e-0a0d6ccb0b93.jpg?v=1687426862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-of-the-land-greg-taylor-9781487552138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}