Dominion and agency : copyright and the structuring of the Canadian book trade, 1867-1918 / Eli MacLaren.
2011
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Author
Title
Dominion and agency : copyright and the structuring of the Canadian book trade, 1867-1918 / Eli MacLaren.
Imprint
Toronto ; Buffalo, [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Description
x, 221 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Series
Studies in book and print culture.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
"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 and the MacMillan Company of Canada Fonds at McMaster University, MacLaren addresses the foundations of the Canadian publishing industry. 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 as it exists today"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.
Location
rm135
Call Number
KC219 .M345 2011
Language
English
ISBN
9781442643215 cloth alkaline paper
1442643218 cloth alkaline paper
1442643218 cloth alkaline paper
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