West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807

West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807
ISBN-10
0521486599
ISBN-13
9780521486590
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
335
Language
English
Published
2009-01-19
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
David Ryden

Description

Ryden challenges conventional wisdom regarding the political and economic motivations behind the final decision to abolish the British slave trade in 1807. His research illustrates that a faltering sugar economy after 1799 tipped the scales in favour of the abolitionist argument and helped secure the passage of abolition.

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