Encyclopaedia Britannica. Britannica Book of the Year 1978

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. Cover Title Foreword Contents Feature Articles HUMAN RIGHTS -- THE U.S. INITIATIVE TOWARD A NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER THE NEW NATIONALISM: CONFLICTS AND HOPES MANAGING THE WORLD'S OCEANS NOR ANY DROP TO DRINK PETRODOLLARS AND SOCIAL CHANGE A NEW ALTERNATIVE IN THE ENERGY CRISIS THE CASE FOR METRICATION Chronology of Events, 1977 Unusual But Noteworthy Events of 1977 People of the Year Biographies Nobel Prizes Obituaries Articles from the 1978 Printing of the Britannica SOUTHERN AFRICA, HISTORY OF NOVOSIBIRSK Special Reports Australia: The Australian Uranium Debate Baseball: The First Year of the Free Agents Canada: The Case for Quebec Cuba: Sixteen Years Later Defense: The Politics of SALT II Earth Sciences: Moving Closer to Earthquake Predictions Economy, World: The Third World Looks to Its Own Education: Why College? Food Processing: Too Many Watchdogs? Law: America's Litigious Society Life Sciences: DNA Research and the Law Literature: Children's Literature in the Seventies Mathematics: Answering Rota's Question Prisons and Penology: Changing Attitudes toward Criminals Race Relations: Give It Back to the Indians Religion: The Modern Martyrs United States: The Sunbelt Surge Veterinary Science: A Vasectomy for Rover BOOK OF THE YEAR 1977 AERIAL SPORTS ALGERIA ART EXHIBITIONS BASEBALL CANADA CONSUMERISM DANCE DENMARK EARTH SCIENCES ECUADOR ENERGY EUROPEAN UNITY FRANCE GYMNASTICS INDUSTRIAL REVIEW INDUSTRIAL REVIEW KOREA LIFE SCIENCES LITERATURE MIDDLE EASTERN AFFAIRS MOZAMBIQUE PHILATELY QATAR RODEO SPACE EXPLORATION TELEVISION AND RADIO TRANSPORTATION 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