Bhutan
Secondary Sources
Use these databases to find articles and/or essays in scholarly journals and books.
Statistics
Background
Encyclopedia Britannica - Bhutan
Information on the land, people, economy, administration and social conditions, cultural life, and history.
Basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues.
An instant guide to the history, politics, and economic background of countries and territories.
Nepal and Bhutan : Country Studies
Offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy.
UofL Government Resource Guide - Bhutan
Our Government Resources guide provides an extensive list of articles related to politics, culture, and society
Primary Sources
These databases and websites provide access to digital archival materials such as manuscripts, letters, photographs, moving image and sound materials, artwork, books, diaries, and other artifacts. You can also visit our main pages for Asia and South Asia to find additional databases and resources covering broader regions.
Open Access
Frederick Williamson's films of Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet
Digital Himalaya. Williamson was a British Colonial Officer based in Gangtok, Sikkim, from 1930 to 1935, during which time he took a great number of photographs and 23 reels of 16mm cine film. The quality of the footage is variable.
This photo archive comprises scans of colour slides taken on annual/semi-annual visits to Bhutan from 1980 onwards. Although this personal record includes pictures illustrating a wide range of cultural elements, the emphasis is principally on the landscape, schools, development and change and the people themselves.
Centre for Research on Bhutanese Society
The CRBS focuses on design, conduct and reporting of research on social phenomena – context and issues in Bhutanese society.
The National Museum of Bhutan is among the few educational institutions that interpret the history and culture of Bhutan through its exhibits, conducting symposiums, publication of research findings and conservation of artifacts. It boasts a rich variety of artifacts from all over the country representing different eras, as early as 4000 B.C E. to the present day. Access images through the virtual tour or the collections snapshots.
Books
News
UofL Databases
Recommended Titles:
BBC: Bhutan
Bhutan Times
Business Bhutan