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Britannica Book of the Year 1979

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During the period 1938-2018 Encyclopædia Britannica published annually a "Book of the Year" covering the past year's events to be considered as a supplement to the Britannica encyclopedia. A given edition of the "Book of the Year" is named in terms of the year of its publication, though the edition actually covers the events of the previous year.

Author(s): Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Year: 1979

Language: English

Cover
Title
Contents
Feature Articles
QUESTION MARK OVER AFRICA
TOWARD A SUN-POWERED WORLD
THE ROOTS OF INFLATION
ANOTHER DAY, A DIFFERENT DOLLAR
TERRORISM -- WEAPON OF THE WEAK
AS SOCIETIES AGE
Chronology of Events, 1978
Unusual But Noteworthy Events of 1978
Disasters of 1978
People of the Year
BIOGRAPHIES
NOBEL PRIZES
OBITUARIES
Articles From the 1979 Printing of the Britannica
Soviet Union
Food Supply of the World
Special Reports
Architecture: The Unlikely Treasures of Columbus, Indiana
Australia: New Australians—The New Standards
Canada: Petrodollars on the Prairie
China: China After Mao
Defense: Detente, Entente, or Cold War?
Environment: The Indestructible Garbage
Football: Violence in the Stands
Industrial Review: The Computer Comes Home
Law: Test-Tube Babies—The Legal Implications
Migration, International: The Invisible Migrants
Motion Pictures: Oscar Turns 50
Publishing: The Vanishing Daily
Religion: The Business of Religion
Social and Welfare Service: How Secure Is Social Security?
Theatre: Ibsen's Influence on Modern Drama
Transportation: Menace on the Rails
United States: Rebellion Down on the Farm
BOOK OF THE YEAR, 1978
AERIAL SPORTS
ANTHROPOLOGY
ART EXHIBITIONS
BASKETBALL
CANADA
COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
DANCE
DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMY, WORLD
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
FIELD HOCKEY AND LACROSSE
GARDENING
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
ISRAEL
LAW
LIFE SCIENCES
MALAYSIA
MOTION PICTURES
NICARAGUA
POLITICAL PARTIES
RELIGION
SOCIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES
STOCK EXCHANGES
TENNIS
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES
ZOOS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
Contributors
INDEX
A
B
C
D-E
F
G
H
I
J-K-L
M
N
O
P
Q-R
S
T
U
V
W-X-Y-Z