This course will take the students on a long historical journey which starts from the present time and ends in the same place. The main purpose of this course is to explain how the worlds we live in came about. Special attention will be given to the plurality of the "worlds" we live in by emphasizing that the present time was not the inevitable outcome of the unfolding of a presumed progressive internal logic of history. Although we will examine earlier points in the emergence of an interconnected and interdependent world during the long 12th century, the main focus of the class will be on post-17th century and the emergence of a new global world. This course will also highlight struggles and contestations of emerging world-orders in each period, giving voice to historical actors whose presence in history are often neglected.