Pamphlets on West Indian Slavery

Pamphlets on West Indian Slavery
Author: Elizabeth Heyrick
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2010-09-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108020305

Elizabeth Heyrick (1769-1831) and Alexander McDonnell (1794-1875) held opposing views on slavery in the British colonies at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Published in 1824 and 1827 respectively, these pamphlets remain key documents in the context of post-colonial debates.

West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807

West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807
Author: David Ryden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2009-01-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521486599

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.