Folk Tales of the Maldives Tourism and Russian accounts of history

and Russian accounts of history

and gender studies

An index of English terms keyed to the Dai Lue entries follows the dictionary proper

perhaps the least known country in mainland Southeast Asia

Folk Tales of the Maldives Tourism and Russian accounts of historyXavier Romero Frias 2012, 240 pp. 15x23 cm. The Maldives are mainly known as an equatorial tourist paradise to the south of India but some will know the archipelago risks drowning owing to global warming. Far less is known about the people, who have occupied these islands for millennia but whose deep indigenous culture is today under threat from a multitude of external forces. This volume is a collection of 80 traditional short stories and legends