Amazon.com description: Product Description: With unparalleled social history coverage, "A History of World Societies" explores the stories of all the peoples of the world, within a political framework. The text is known for its readability and teachability, plus its attention to recent scholarship and new historical interpretations. New author Roger Beck joins the team in this edition. An expert in African history and Twentieth Century World History, Beck has completely revised the last four chapters and offered his scholarly knowledge to revisions throughout the text. The entire author team has worked to increase coverage of non-western topics and achieve a more balanced, global approach to world history.