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'This book documents a distinctive chapter in the history of Australian book publishing as it addresses how the company dealt with the tension between aspirational literary nationalism and the requirements of turning a profit while attempting to get inside the UK literary market. As well as detailing Angus & Robertson's complete international relations, the book argues that the company's international business was a much larger, more successful and complicated business than has been acknowledged by previous scholars. It questions the ways in which Angus & Robertson replicated, challenged or transformed the often highly criticised commercial practices of British publishers in order to develop an export trade for Australian books in the United Kingdom.'
Source: Publisher's website http://www.anthempress.com/angus-and-robertson-and-the-british-trade-in-australian-books-1930-1970 (Sighted 12/12/2012)

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    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Anthem Press ,       2012 .
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      Extent: 268p.
      Description: graphs; tables
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      • Includes index and bibliography.
      ISBN: 9780857285669
      Series: y separately published work icon Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print London : Anthem Press , 2012- 13457233 2012 series - publisher criticism

      'The series publishes original, high-quality research in all areas relating to the history of the book, publishing and the book trade, copyright and cultural policy, reading practices, the circulation of print media, and digital and screen media and their wider impact. We have a special interest in studies of modern print cultures, in postcolonial and transnational contexts, and in intersections between book history/print culture studies and cultural/media studies.'  (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work

Review : Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970 : The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Elizabeth Webby , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 130-132)
— Review of Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970 : The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Jason Ensor , 2012 single work criticism
[Review Essay] Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970: The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Miranda Francis , 2014 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , vol. 63 no. 2 2014; (p. 167-168) 'Given the current discussion on the future of publishing in an electronic age, I was keen to read this book; but when I saw the description in the preface of earlier work in this area as ‘limited due to the anecdotal nature of reminiscences’, my heart sank. As a general reader, I enjoy a little reminiscence. And it soon became clear that, although this is a well-written, dense and painstakingly researched book, it is not one for a train trip. Indeed, even a specialist reader might enjoy more of the colour reminiscence could give this subject.' (Introduction)
Review : Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970 : The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Elizabeth Webby , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 29 no. 3 2014; (p. 130-132)
— Review of Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970 : The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Jason Ensor , 2012 single work criticism
[Review Essay] Angus & Robertson and the British Trade in Australian Books, 1930–1970: The Getting of Bookselling Wisdom Miranda Francis , 2014 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian Library Journal , vol. 63 no. 2 2014; (p. 167-168) 'Given the current discussion on the future of publishing in an electronic age, I was keen to read this book; but when I saw the description in the preface of earlier work in this area as ‘limited due to the anecdotal nature of reminiscences’, my heart sank. As a general reader, I enjoy a little reminiscence. And it soon became clear that, although this is a well-written, dense and painstakingly researched book, it is not one for a train trip. Indeed, even a specialist reader might enjoy more of the colour reminiscence could give this subject.' (Introduction)
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Subjects:
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
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