tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post1143634538397464914..comments2022-11-21T09:53:47.898-05:00Comments on Blogging through global societies: Hobsbawm 1Piotr Koniecznyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17176515435484290423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-19310966555412098912009-10-02T02:35:34.115-04:002009-10-02T02:35:34.115-04:00I have been wondering the same thing. what caused ...I have been wondering the same thing. what caused the countries that lagged to fall behind so much. I liked how you tied it back to the hegemony that we have discussed. I believe part of it was also that they were less involved in industrialization, and while Eastern Europe has a large population, it is also more agricultural. As a whole, the countries which were mainly agriculture lagged behind those with many advancements in technology. I also agree with the comment above, that access to water was vital to become powerful and stay largely influential in trade. <br /><br />-Justine H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179708735520151974.post-86707177672373360042009-10-02T02:04:03.661-04:002009-10-02T02:04:03.661-04:00Your analysis of the continent of Europe as a sour...Your analysis of the continent of Europe as a source for power is an interesting one. It is smart to consider the continent as its component parts, and then dissect its political and economic progress. Perhaps I can offer a possible explanation for Russia's slower development. At this point all of the power in trade and politics belonged to the nations with strong navies such as Britain, an island. The Siberian nations were completely landlocked.<br /><br /> -DanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649523008670032191noreply@blogger.com