by Jake Leone (Author)
The Genealogy of National Socialism is a philosophical and intellectual history written by Jake Leone, an independent researcher and author focused on the development of political and philosophical ideas. Published in 2025, the book examines the intellectual roots of National Socialist thought through a detailed study of its philosophical precursors rather than its political history alone.
The work traces the evolution of key concepts over more than a century, focusing on thinkers such as Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Ernst Moritz Arndt, Friedrich List, Richard Wagner, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, and the broader Völkisch movement. It explores how ideas of nationhood, moral duty, organic community, culture, and destiny were developed, transformed, and eventually synthesized into a coherent worldview that underpinned National Socialism. The book presents this as a philosophical genealogy situating the ideology within a longer European intellectual tradition.
A primary source of contemporary analysis, The Genealogy of National Socialism offers readers interested in the history of ideas, German philosophy, and 19th–20th century political thought a systematic examination of the intellectual foundations that shaped National Socialist philosophy.
Number of Pages: 270
Dimensions: 0.57 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: December 26, 2025