’Donald and Gammack have managed to breathe life into the often perfunctory exercise of comparative cultural geography with their vibrant stories of three great cities of the West Pacific Rim. Reading this interdisciplinary smorgasbord will whet your appetite for engaging in depth with the fresh and fascinating matter of branding cities.’ Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology, Australia ’A welcome contribution to the growing literature on the inter-relationships between cinema and the city. Through a focus on city branding in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney, this book helps our understanding as to why more and more of the world’s cities appear to have stepped right out of the movies.’ Richard G. Smith, University of Swansea, UK '...a timely and thought-provoking read that isstrongly recommended for every tourism school library.' Tourism Recreation Research