One of the most notable features of literature about "new economic geography" is a close association between theoretical and empirical work. In contrast to earlier research, theoretical studies are often much more strongly focused on real-world phenomena. At the same time, empirical work is...

Part I: Pre-contact to the Treaty of Vienna -- 1. Beverstad -- 2. An Island in the Center of its Hinterland -- 3. Port and Entrepot -- Part II: The Displaced Nineteenth Century -- 4. Catastrophic Agglomeration -- 5. A Port in Time -- 6. Manufacturing Employment at Mid-Century -- 7. Huddled...