{"product_id":"9781529110982","title":"The Interest : How the British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of Slavery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Taylor, Michael\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 2 September 2021 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 29 | 342g\u003cp\u003eDiscover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING**In 1807, Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire. But for the next 25 years more than 700,000 people remained enslaved, due to the immensely powerful pro-slavery group the 'West India Interest'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ground-breaking history discloses the extent to which the 'Interest' were supported by nearly every figure of the British establishment - fighting, not to abolish slavery, but to maintain it for profit. Gripping and unflinching, The Interest is the long-overdue exposé of one of Britain's darkest, most turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'Scintillating . . . compulsively readable' Guardian'A magnificent book . . . riveting' Evening Standard'A critical piece of history and a devastating exposé' Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire'Thoroughly researched and potent' David Lammy MP'Essential reading' Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor, Michael","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50666257187000,"sku":"9781529110982","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781529110982.jpg?v=1734735801","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781529110982","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}