Empires of the Monsoon

I am planning to read the book Empires of the Monsoon: A History of the Indian Ocean and Its Invaders by Richard Seymour Hall.
I got interested in history while reading Investment Biker by Jim Roggers.
Where he puts light on colonialism by Europeans in Africa and Asia, there freedom and economic down fall. Lets see if this book help me understand the economics of colonialism.