Chandra Bipan. History of Modern India

Orient Blackswan, 2018. — 378 p.The book examines the social, economic and political conditions in India in the eighteenth century in an attempt to explain why India fell prey to the British East India Company and later to the British Crown. It goes on to detail the political, administrative and economic impact of British rule in India. The economic exploitation of India through trade and investment is emphasised as the primary raison detre of British rule. The foreign policies of British India, like the wars with Nepal and Afghanistan or the conquest of Burma also find mention in the book.