Britannica Book of the Year 1973

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BRITANNICA
BOOKOF THE YEAR
1973
An illustrated summary of the 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 coun-tries.
Five feature artides written exclusively for the Britannica Book of the Year. 1972 saw a dramatic change in the world balance of power. Pres. Richárd M. Nixon visited China and the result was normalizing of U.S. relations with the Chinese. A Nixon visít to Moscow reinforced peaceful coexist-ence policies with the signing of strategic arms limitations agreements and the negotia-tion of trade and other agreements. A presi-dential election dominated the U.S. domestic front, but it was watched closely every-
where. It prompted major peace maneuver-ing in Indochina. Terrorism struck out of the Middle East struggle. Palestinian guerrillas murdered 11 Israeli Olympic athletes in a tragedy so... Tovább

Fülszöveg

BRITANNICA
BOOKOF THE YEAR
1973
An illustrated summary of the 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 coun-tries.
Five feature artides written exclusively for the Britannica Book of the Year. 1972 saw a dramatic change in the world balance of power. Pres. Richárd M. Nixon visited China and the result was normalizing of U.S. relations with the Chinese. A Nixon visít to Moscow reinforced peaceful coexist-ence policies with the signing of strategic arms limitations agreements and the negotia-tion of trade and other agreements. A presi-dential election dominated the U.S. domestic front, but it was watched closely every-
where. It prompted major peace maneuver-ing in Indochina. Terrorism struck out of the Middle East struggle. Palestinian guerrillas murdered 11 Israeli Olympic athletes in a tragedy so overwhelming that the Olympic flame may be snuffed for years to come. The European Economic Community came of age. A detente between East and West Germany. Australians elected a new govern-ment after 38 years. The U.S. dollár was officially devalued and the price of gold was raised for the first time since 1934. First Amendment guarantees of a free press were attacked. And former U.S. president Harry S. Truman died at 88. A year of change a year that should be added to your refer-ence library with this brilliant 1973 Britannica Book of the Year. Vissza