Worlds Together, Worlds Apart: A History of the World from the Beginnings of Humankind to the Present - Softcover

Tignor, Robert; Adelman, Jeremy; Aron, Stephen; Brown, Peter; Elman, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393123766 ISBN 13: 9780393123760

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart is organized around major world history stories and themes: the emergence of cities, the building of the Silk Road, the spread of major religions, the spread of the Black Death, the Age of Exploration, alternatives to nineteenth-century capitalism, the rise of modern nation-states and empires, and others. The Fourth Edition of this successful text has been streamlined, shortened, and features a new suite of tools designed to help students think critically, master content and make connections across time and place.

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About the Author

Robert Tignor (Princeton University) is Professor Emeritus and the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University and the former three-time chair of the history department. With Gyan Prakash, he introduced Princeton's first course in world history nearly twenty years ago. Professor Tignor has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in African history and world history and 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393123766
• ISBN 13: 9780393123760
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 847