Theory of permanents 1978–1981

This is a sequel to the author's monograph Permanents a survey of developments in the theory of permanents in the years which followed the publication of the monograph. In particular, it contains Egoryĉev's proof of the van der Waerden conjecture, and a description of the current status of other conjectures. A comprehensive list of papers and books, either published during the period 1978–1981 or awaiting publication, is appended, together with an addenda to the bibliography in the monograph for the years preceding 1978.