Choose Life Choose Leith by Tim Bell sampler
By examining the book, the play and the film, Choose Life, Choose Leith both critically analyses the Trainspotting phenomenon in its various forms, and contextualises the importance of the location of Leith and the culture of 1980s Britain. Looking in detail at the history of Leith, the drug culture, the spread of HIV/AIDs, and how Trainspotting affected drug policy, Leith and the Scottish identity, the book highlights the importance of Trainspotting. Choose Life, Choose Leith acts as a reference book, a record of the times and a background as to the history that led to the real-life situation and the publication of the book.
By examining the book, the play and the film, Choose Life, Choose Leith both critically analyses the Trainspotting phenomenon in its various forms, and contextualises the importance of the location of Leith and the culture of 1980s Britain. Looking in detail at the history of Leith, the drug culture, the spread of HIV/AIDs, and how Trainspotting affected drug policy, Leith and the Scottish identity, the book highlights the importance of Trainspotting. Choose Life, Choose Leith acts as a reference book, a record of the times and a background as to the history that led to the real-life situation and the publication of the book.
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First Published 2018<br />
Reprinted with minor updates 2019<br />
Reprinted 2021<br />
This edition 2024<br />
isbn: 978-1-80425-109-6<br />
The author’s right to be identified as author of this book under the Copyright,<br />
Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been asserted.<br />
Maps © David Langworth david@maps.myzen.co.uk. Map base © OpenStreetMap<br />
contributors (www.openstreetmap.org), available under the Open Database Licence<br />
(www.opendatacommons.org) and reproduced under the Creative Commons<br />
Licence (www.creativecommons.org).<br />
This book is made of materials from well-managed,<br />
FSC ® -certified forests and other controlled sources.<br />
Printed and bound <strong>by</strong> Ashford Colour Press, Gosport<br />
Typeset in 11 point Sabon <strong>by</strong> Lapiz<br />
© <strong>Tim</strong> <strong>Bell</strong> 2018, 2024
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