Exploring world history in a truly global framework, Lockards SOCIETIES, NETWORKS, AND TRANSITIONS: A GLOBAL HISTORY, Fourth Edition, combines the accessibility and cultural richness of a regional approach with the rigor of comparative scholarship. The result: Students gain a thorough understanding of the connections, encounters, cooperation and conflicts that animated both world and regional history. Extensively revised, the new edition offers a sharper narrative and incorporates recent scholarship ranging from prehistory to current events. It also emphasizes culture, social change, gender issues, economic patterns, science and religion. The text delves into various debates among historians and shows how they work with original documents. Thoughtful questions help students see the historical significance of text material as well as how it relates to their own lives. Also available: MindTap.