China, where lawyers are martyred: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/04/chinese-lawyer-who-exposed-baby-milk-scandal-jailed-for-subversion http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pu-zhiqiang-human-rights-lawyer-china-1.3365674 http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2016/02/26/ontario-lawyers-urge-ottawa-to-raise-issue-of-jailed-chinese-colleagues-with-beijing/ Turkey, where a failed coup is being used to settle scores and silence dissent once and for all: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/03/free-speech-groups-condemn-turkeys-closure-of-29-publishers-after-failed-coup and Russia, where the hand of the government is never quite seen in … Continue reading
1. THE EDDAS: ENGLISH-LANGUAGE EDITIONS: 1a. Snorri Sturluson’s ‘Prose Edda:’ The only English translation worth getting is that by Anthony Faulkes: it’s widely reputed to be accurate and complete. It’s also a bit tricky to find, because his name is … Continue reading
