Göteborg University

Acknowledgements . . ix
Summary of the thesis . . x

Paper 1: Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process
1 Introduction . . 1
2 The model . . 2
3 Empirical evidence . . 6
4 Concluding remarks . . 13
Acknowledgements . . 13
References . . 13

Paper 2: The Roots of Ethnic Diversity
1 Introduction . . 1
2 Literature overview . . 5
3 An evolutionary model of ethnic fractionalization . . 12
4 Data and empirical strategy . . 20
5 Empirical analysis . . 24
6 Concluding remarks . . 34
References . . 36
Data Appendix . . 40
Figures . . 43

Paper 3: The Causal Effects nf Ethnic Diversity: : An Instmmental Variables Approach
1 Introduction . . 1
2 Data . . 4
3 Results . . 7
4 Conclusions . . 14
References . . 16
Appendix . . 18

Paper 4: Nationalism and Government Effectiveness
1 Introduction . . 1
2 Nationalism, nation-building, and ethnic diversity . . 4
3 A cross-country study . . 12
4 Results . . 15
5 Concluding remarks . . 30
References . . 32
Appendix A Sample and variable description . . 34
Appendix B. Constructing the constructed trade share . . 38

Paper 5: Earthquakes and Civil War
1 Introduction . . 1
2 Natural disasters . . 5
3 Conflict . .7
4 Theoretical framework . . 11
5 Empirical strategy and data . . 18
6 Results . . 23
7 Concluding remarks . . 36
References . . 37
Appendix A . . 40
Appendix B . . 42
Appendix C . . 45

Acknowledgements . . 9
Introduction . . 11
List of Abbreviations . . 13
Descriptions . . 15

MANUSCRIPTS
1. Evangelium Cyrillicum Gothoburgense, 1595 - 1615 . . 15
2. Prayers, late 17th c. . . 18

EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
I. Books from the 16th century
 3. Ostrog Bible, 1581 . . 27
II. Books from the 17th century
 4. Psalterium Gothoburgense, 1645 . . 35
 5. Poucenie [Sobornik], Ephraem Syrin, 1647 . . 47
 6. Truby by Lazar Baranovic, 1674 . . 51
 7. Kanonnik, 1694 . . 55
III. Books from the 18th century
 8. Zezl by Symeon Polockij, 1753 . . 57
 9. Posledovanie cerkovnago penija [Svjatcy], 1676 [1788] . . 61
IV. Books from the 19th century
 10. Casovnik, 1651 [1803] . . 63
 11. Ustav o christijanskom zitii, 1795 [1804] . . 65
 12. Gin kako podobaet peti..., 1795 [1804] . . 69
 13. Skitskoe pokajanie, 1795 [1804] . . 70
 14. Paterik Kievo-Pecerskij, 1830 . . 72
 15. Ustav o christijanskom zitii, [1868] . . 75
 16. Cvetnik, [1790,1891] . . 80

Bibliography . . 83
Index to the Watermarks . . 88
Watermarks . . 89
List of Plates . . 127
Plates . . 131-164

Introduction . . 1
The Architecture of Romanticism . . 3
Theoretical Departures: The Romantic Legacy . . 10
Critical Approach and Previous Research . . 16

Chapter 1: The Romantic Temple . . 27
The Temple of Art and the Temple of Literature . . 28
Cultural Transformation in Antebellum America . . 36
Building a Nation: The Classical Revival . . 39
The Gothic Spirit . . 43
Oriental Architecture: Constructing the Other . . 51
The Picturesque: Shaping the Private Museum . . 54

Chapter 2: The Oriental Architecture of Mardi and Redburn . . 63
The Oriental Temples of Mardi . . 67
From Mardi to Redburn . . 80

Chapter 3: Digging Foundations for Cathedrals in Moby-Dick . . 89
Ahab and the Architecture of Unity . . 91
Ishmael's Architecture of Fragmentation . . 98

Chapter 4: Pierre and the Picturesque . . 113
The Verdant Museum . . 115
Love in the Picture Gallery . . 122
Lowering the Viewpoint . . 129
Literary Production and Picturesque Claustrophobia . . 135

Conclusion . . 147
Works Cited . . 151

Abstract . . i
Popularvetenskaplig sammanfattning pa svenska (Popular summary in Swedish) . . ii
Preface . . iv
Essay I: Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Essay II: What Explains the International Location of Industry? -The Case of Clothing
Essay III: Debt Relief and Adjustment Effort in a Multi-period Model
Essay IV: Disability and Marginal Utility of Income