THE 1983 WORLD BOOK YEAR BOOK, A Review of the Events of 1982

Reviews the events of 1982. The Year in Focus section features a group discussion by the yearbook's board of editors concerning the important events and trends of 1982. The special reports section has six articles on the U.S. Supreme Court, the history of violence, poverty, and political upheaval in Central America, the role of tests and examinations in Americans' lives, the new technology of cable television and the introduction of home video cassette recorders, the emerging crisis of topsoil erosion, and the U.S. health problem of obesity. The World Book Supplement has seven new or revised articles from the 1983 edition of the encyclopedia: "Japan", "Thailand", "Anguilla", " Antigua and Barbuda", " Saint Christopher-Nevis", " Belize", and "Fishing Industry".