{"product_id":"michael-taylor-the-interest-2021","title":"Michael Taylor: The Interest [2021]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis ground-breaking history discloses the extent to which the 'Interest' were supported by nearly every figure of the British establishment \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e fighting, not to abolish slavery, but to maintain it for profit. Gripping and unflinching, \u003ci\u003eThe Interest \u003c\/i\u003eis the long-overdue expose of one of Britain's darkest, most turbulent times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Scintillating . . . compulsively readable' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magnificent book . . . riveting' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A critical piece of history and a devastating expose' Shashi Tharoor, author of \u003ci\u003eInglorious Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thoroughly researched and potent' David Lammy MP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Essential reading' Simon Sebag Montefiore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor, Michael","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":52235777933651,"sku":"9781529110982","price":16.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/taylor-michael-michael-taylor-the-interest-2021-9781529110982-1200214689.jpg?v=1761688770","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/michael-taylor-the-interest-2021","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}