List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: there must certainly be some such place -- Nation and brand : keywords for the twenty-first century -- The new and improved nation : how culture became competitive -- Living the brand : the identity strategies of nation branding consultants -- Creative tension, normal nation : branding national identity in Poland -- From bland to brand : transforming Canadian culture -- Trading spaces : the world tour -- Conclusion: variable utopias -- List of references -- Notes -- Index.