{"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 expose of one of Britain's darkest, most turbulent times.    A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR  'A critical piece of history and a devastating expose' Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire 'Thoroughly researched and potent' David Lammy MP 'Essential reading' Simon Sebag Montefiore;  400 pages; Published: 02\/09\/2021\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9781529110982\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56457130541438,"sku":"9781529110982","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9781529110982.jpg?v=1761333654","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9781529110982","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}