Modern works on political science are written to reinforce liberal myths and assumptions. They are little more than propaganda, and are worthless as science. The book you hold in your hands is something else entirely.

Written by the man called “the father of American political science”, John Burgess’ book gives the reader a solid foundation for understanding our world. Selected by Burgess from his 2-volume magnum opus, Foundations of Political Science covers the concepts essential to the field without bogging the reader down with the extensive detail of the original work.

Instead of the fictions of modern works, Burgess presents us with truths: nations have an ethnic foundation; the character of ethnicities informs the political character of a nation state; the state developed historically, not through a social contract between free individuals; liberty does not exist in nature, but is created by the state. Many other progressive dogmas are deflated, and the reader who digests what is here will have an understanding of political reality that is superior to his peers.

Today, there is an urgent need for introductory works that present an alternative vision to the liberal vision. This book is the classic work in the field, written by a man who was both supremely qualified, and who lived at a time when sane political views were simply taken for granted.