Encyclopaedia britannica. special suppl : britannica book of the year 1977

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 Contents Feature Articles The Aftermath of Angola The Coming of Metricated Man Mexican Mythology and Modern Society People of the Year Biography Olympic Champions Nobel Prizes Obituaries Special Reports Agriculture and Food Supplies: The Soviet Grain Disaster of 1975 Australia: Australia's New Political Balance Canada: Montreal—Host to the World Communist Movement: How Many Communisms? Dance: The Bolshoi Bicentennial Education: Functional Illiteracy in the United States Environment: Habitat and the Human Condition Health and Disease: Epidemic Control: The Eradication of Smallpox Law: Law of the Sea III Literature: Feminism and Literature Spain: The Post-Franco Era Track and Field Sports: Montreal: The XXI Olympiad United Kingdom: The Irish Question United States: The 1976 Presidential Election United States: How the Debates Came to Be Winter Sports: Innsbruck: The XII Winter Olympic Games Chronology of Events, 1976 BOOK OF THE YEAR AERIAL SPORTS AGRICULTURE ARCTIC REGIONS AUSTRIA BURMA COMBAT SPORTS CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE EARTH SCIENCES ECONOMY, WORLD EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT FASHION AND DRESS GAMBLING HEALTH AND DISEASE ICE HOCKEY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW JAPAN LIECHTENSTEIN LITERATURE MALAWI MOTION PICTURES MUSIC POLAND RACE RELATIONS RELIGION SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS SWIMMING THEATRE UGANDA 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