The University at War, 1914-25 [electronic resource] : Britain, France, and the United States /
Irish, T.author.
Drawing on examples from Britain, France, and the United States, this book examines how scholars and scholarship found themselves mobilized to solve many problems created by modern warfare in World War I, and the many consequences of this for higher education which have lasted almost a century.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on examples from Britain, France, and the United States, this book examines how scholars and scholarship found themselves mobilized to solve many problems created by modern warfare in World War I, and the many consequences of this for higher education which have lasted almost a century.
Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- PART I: MOBILIZING FOR WAR -- 1. The University Goes to War -- 2. The Application of Specialist Knowledge -- 3. War at the University -- PART II: THE CONSEQUENCES OF MOBILIZATION -- 4. Toward Cultural Alliance -- 5. The Organizational Challenges of War -- 6. Fashioning an Expert Peace -- PART III: LEGACY -- 7. Returning to Normal? -- 8. Internationalism after the War, 1918-25 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.
World history.
Civilization—History.
Military history.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Higher education.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Cultural History.
History of Military.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Higher Education.