Best Political Books of 2006

The Economist has named its picks for best political/current affairs books of 2006:

• Dangerous Nation: America’s Place in the World from its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
• The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
• Guantánamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power
• The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America’s Pursuit of its Enemies Since 9/11
• Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror
• China Shakes the World: A Titan’s Rise and Troubled Future-and the Challenge for America
• In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
• The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
• Seize the Hour: When Nixon Met Mao
• White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
• The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn’t Working

Read more: Best books of 2006 from The Economist