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

Eli MacLaren

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture). To get started finding Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 531

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: N/A

Release: 2011

ISBN: 1442695676

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture). To get started finding Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Dominion and Agency: Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 (Studies in Book and Print Culture)

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