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Some parts of it may well be outdated, but insofar as it gives a thorough and very concrete walkthrough of the aforementioned societies, it is still up to date. It gives you the main contradictions within each society, and how they led to its overthrow. I also found it rather pedagogically structured, and I liked that they concluded each chapter with a summary.
But as I said, it is only an introduction. If you want more in-depth reading, there are other books that can offer you that.
Also, Capital (in which Marx, amongst other things, describes the passage from feudalism to capitalism, through the medium of manufacturing, if you want a more in-depth analysis of the transition from feudalism) was written in the 19th century, but it's still widely read, so don't disregard the book because of its age!
Problem is not the age, I actually tend to like old books more because they have actual content and substance, they are dense, they don't have pretty, empty words.
Actual problem is the time it was written in, I don't know if texts written in that period are trustworthy. I'll read anyway.
The problem with Das Kapital is it's price, approximately 3/4's of my meager salary (I work 4 hours per day)
Last edited by Guardia Rossa; 3rd November 2015 at 17:25. Reason: I'll just keep my ignorance to myself.
I don't really think that is a problem, as even though there are various marxist tendencies and organisations, they all tend to have some sort of common ground. I don't think this historical outline deviates largely from anything some other tendency might have published.
Problem is not the tendency, but either the Great Stalinist Quasi-Religious Dogmas or Revisionist blablabla.
