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Publishing Scotland We would also like to thank all the publishers who help to make the Festival possible. Saltire Society And all the other individuals who have donated to the Book Festival this year. Scottish Poetry Library Welcome Edinburgh International Book Festival 11 – 27 August 2012 Contents When he stood up to address the 1962 Edinburgh Writers’ Conference, 2 – 3 Key programme themes if we don’t Want our young People to History is a science, tear apart our coMmuniTies Then don’t let PsycHology keePs trying To vindicaTe huMan He turned his Head To see whaT he Had i found one day in school a boy Hugh MacDiarmidpeople in poWer tear remarked aPart The values that ‘it has been a long time since it was naTure. 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