{"product_id":"dominion-and-agency-2","title":"Dominion and Agency","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\nIn \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\n","brand":"By Eli MacLaren","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53617696833916,"sku":"9781442695672","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442695672.jpg?v=1731031079","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/dominion-and-agency-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}