Origination: the geographies of brands and branding / Andy Pike -- The state branding of U.S. postage stamps for state commemorative years : from heritage, iconography and place to placelessness / Stanley D. Brunn -- Ghostly cities : some notes on urban branding and the imagining of places /...

Despite overstated claims of their ‘global’ homogeneity, ubiquity and contribution to ‘flattening’ spatial differences, the geographies of brands and branding actually do matter. This vibrant collection provides a comprehensive reference point for the emergent area of...