{"product_id":"9781529110982","title":"The Interest : How the British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of Slavery by Michael Taylor","description":"Discover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era.   **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'.   This 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 expos? of one of Britain's darkest, most turbulent times.   A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR'Scintillating . . . compulsively readable' Guardian'A magnificent book . . . riveting' Evening Standard'A critical piece of history and a devastating expos?' Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire'Thoroughly researched and potent' David Lammy MP'Essential reading' Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303137030517,"sku":"9781529110982","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781529110982.jpg?v=1762793792","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529110982","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}