books.google.ca - SOCIETIES, NETWORKS, AND TRANSITIONS connects the different regions of the world between chapters, and explores broader global themes in part-ending essays. This innovative structure combines the accessibility of a regional approach with the rigor of comparative scholarship to show students world history...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Societies_Networks_and_Transitions_Volum.html?id=piq2LT5PHRUC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareSocieties, Networks, and Transitions, Volume II: Since 1450