Description:
Cultural analysts, social scientists, and media scholars explore the ways in which cities generate competing visions of their use and their future, thereby branding their image for international consumption.
Review Quotes:
"Thankfully the essays in Branding Cities bring a critical perspective to this topic and do more than just describe the attempts of various cities to develop attractive brands... the collection makes us recognize the tensions within city brands and the need to challenge the messages that our city leaders are developing."
-Chris Quigley, Spacing Vancouver, August 2012