The Myth of the 20th Century

by Alfred Rosenberg

Overview

Widely regarded as the second most-important book to come out of National Socialist Germany (after Mein Kampf), Alfred Rosenberg's The Myth of the 20^th Century stands as a monumental work of social and political philosophy. Originally published in 1930 and then revised in 1937, this book lays out a comprehensive vision of the emerging racially-oriented German state. The "myth" is the Myth of the Blood: 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. 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.

Rosenberg's penetrating analysis covers a vast range of scholarly topics: 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. More than any other single work, Myth of the 20^th Century presents the ideological foundations of the new Germany, and offers a comprehensive worldview to serve as a guiding image.

As with Mein Kampf and other important works of that era, this book has never received proper treatment in an English translation, until now. The new Dalton edition presents a modernized and reworked translation that reads beautifully in contemporary English. The long text has been broken up by section headings drawn from the German original. Helpful footnotes and in-text citations add much to the clarity of the work. Finally, this edition includes a useful bibliography and detailed index. The Dalton edition will become the standard English version for years to come.

Rosenberg's intellectual vigor, immense learning, and strength of vision are striking-even today, nearly a century later. This book is essential to any proper understanding of the National Socialist era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781916028500
Publisher:	Black Kite Publishing
Publication date:	07/08/2020
Pages:	402
Sales rank:	197,293
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Alfred Rosenberg (12 January 1893 - 16 October 1946) was an early and intellectually influential member of the Nazi Party. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart; he later held several important posts in the Nazi government. He is considered one of the main authors of key Nazi ideological creeds, including its racial theory, persecution of the Jews, Lebensraum, abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles, and opposition to "degenerate" modern art. He is also known for his rejection of Christianity, having played an important role in the development of Positive Christianity, which he intended to be transitional to a new Nazi faith. At Nuremberg he was tried, sentenced to death and executed by hanging as a war criminal.

Table of Contents

Introduction by Thomas Dalton

Book One: Conflict of Values

1. Race and Race Soul

2. Love and Honor

3. Mysticism and Action

Book Two: The Nature of German Art

4. Racial Aesthetics

5. Will and Intellect

6. Personality and Style

Book Three: The Coming Reich

7. Myth and Type

8. The State and the Sexes

9. Folk and State

10. Nordic German Law

11. German Church and School

12. A New System of State

13. The Essential Unity

Appendix:

"The Jewish Question" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"An outstanding new English edition -- clear, readable, well-organized, and scholarly. Far superior to any of the existing translations out there. This is the first serious treatment of a long-neglected book, and it puts National Socialism in a whole new light. It will surely be the standard reference edition for years to come."

-- Circus Reviews

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