West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807

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West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807 is written by David Ryden and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521486599 (ISBN 10) and 9780521486590 (ISBN 13).

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.