Britannica Book of the Year 1972

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The 1972 Britannica Book of the Year
An illustrated summary ofthe events of a historic year
• 800 pages of up-to-the-minute facts, news analysis, biographies, and statistics
• Nearly 700 on-the-scene photographs, illustrations, charts, maps, and graphs
• More than 450 contributors from 40 countries
• Three feature articles (see front cover) written exclusively for this 1972 Britannica Book of the Year
The year 1971 was indeed a turning point. The actions of individual nations interlocked with the destinies of other countries throughout the world, as the U.S. cut the dollár away from the gold standard the People's Republic of China was admitted to the United Nations
. . . and war engulfed Pakistan and India. Somé ob-servers feared a worldwide economic depression and trade wars. But there were alsó hopeful developments during the year: spectacular space explorations; the synthesizing of the hormoné responsible for humán growth; and progress on the ecological front. These... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The 1972 Britannica Book of the Year
An illustrated summary ofthe events of a historic year
• 800 pages of up-to-the-minute facts, news analysis, biographies, and statistics
• Nearly 700 on-the-scene photographs, illustrations, charts, maps, and graphs
• More than 450 contributors from 40 countries
• Three feature articles (see front cover) written exclusively for this 1972 Britannica Book of the Year
The year 1971 was indeed a turning point. The actions of individual nations interlocked with the destinies of other countries throughout the world, as the U.S. cut the dollár away from the gold standard the People's Republic of China was admitted to the United Nations
. . . and war engulfed Pakistan and India. Somé ob-servers feared a worldwide economic depression and trade wars. But there were alsó hopeful developments during the year: spectacular space explorations; the synthesizing of the hormoné responsible for humán growth; and progress on the ecological front. These events and many more important stories and significant trends are vividly chronicled in this volume. The Britannica Book of the Year is described by General Encyclo-pedias in Print 1971-72 as "an outstanding review of world events" . . . "literally a small encyclopedia in itself" a "superb updating supplement."* This 1972 edition is certain to become a valuable, permanent source of reference to complement your set of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
'Raprinlod by pormission of R. fi. Bowker (¦ Xeroa Company) Vissza