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    Robert Tignor

    Robert Tignor, general editor emeritus (Ph.D., Yale University) is professor emeritus and the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University and the three-time chair of the history department. With Gyan Prakash, he introduced Princeton’s first course in world history thirty years ago. Professor Tignor has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in African history and world history and has written extensively on the history of twentieth-century Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya. Besides his many research trips to Africa, Professor Tignor has taught at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

    Robert Tignor

    Robert Tignor, general editor emeritus (Ph.D., Yale University) is professor emeritus and the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University and the three-time chair of the history department. With Gyan Prakash, he introduced Princeton’s first course in world history thirty years ago. Professor Tignor has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in African history and world history and has written extensively on the history of twentieth-century Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya. Besides his many research trips to Africa, Professor Tignor has taught at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

    Books by Robert Tignor

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Robert Tignor

      Seventh Edition, Combined Volume, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Robert Tignor

      Seventh Edition, Volume 1, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Robert Tignor

      Seventh Edition, Volume 2, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor

      Concise Fourth Edition, Combined Volume, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor

      Concise Fourth Edition, Volume 1, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor

      Concise Fourth Edition, Volume 2, E Book

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: with Sources

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor, Alan Karras, Lee Benjamins

      Third Ap® Edition, Paperback, 2025

      The best AP textbook to learn—and truly understand—world history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor, Alan Karras

      Concise Fourth Edition, Combined Volume, Mixed Media

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor, Alan Karras

      Concise Fourth Edition, Volume 1, Mixed Media

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

    • Worlds Together, Worlds Apart

      Jeremy Adelman, Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, Robert Tignor, Alan Karras

      Concise Fourth Edition, Volume 2, Mixed Media

      The best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history.

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