<p>Widely regarded as the second most-important book to come out of National Socialist Germany (after <em>Mein</em> <em>Kampf</em>), Alfred Rosenberg's <em>The Myth of the 20</em>^<em>th</em><em> Century</em> stands as a monumental work of social and political philosophy.&nbsp;Originally published in 1930 and then revised in 1937, this book lays out a comprehensive vision of the emerging racially-oriented German state.&nbsp;The "myth" is the Myth of the Blood:&nbsp;the idea that race or genetics is the proper founding principle of the modern state, and that the purpose of the state is to serve and protect its majority race.&nbsp;This was actually a very ancient concept, one that was lost in the late modern era but rediscovered by Hitler, Rosenberg, and other leading National Socialists.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rosenberg's penetrating analysis covers a vast range of scholarly topics:&nbsp;Greek, Nordic, and German mythology; ancient literature; Western and Eastern theology; the unique qualities of Judaism; philosophy of science; metaphysics; art and aesthetics; feminism; capitalism; Marxism-and much more.&nbsp;More than any other single work, <em>Myth of the 20</em>^<em>th</em><em> Century</em> presents the ideological foundations of the new Germany, and offers a comprehensive worldview to serve as a guiding image.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As with <em>Mein Kampf</em> and other important works of that era, this book has never received proper treatment in an English translation, until now.&nbsp;The new Dalton edition presents a modernized and reworked translation that reads beautifully in contemporary English.&nbsp;The long text has been broken up by section headings drawn from the German original.&nbsp;Helpful footnotes and in-text citations add much to the clarity of the work.&nbsp;Finally, this edition includes a useful bibliography and detailed index.&nbsp;The Dalton edition will become the standard English version for years to come.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Rosenberg's intellectual vigor, immense learning, and strength of vision are striking-even today, nearly a century later.&nbsp;This book is essential to any proper understanding of the National Socialist era.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>