The university at war, 1914-25 : Britain, France, and the United States /


Tomás Irish.
Bok Engelsk 2015
Omfang
x, 254 sider ;
Opplysninger
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.. - "How did universities come to be central players in the prosecution of the First World War? The war, defined for many by battlefield stalemate and trench warfare, brought ideas into the front line for the first time, as scholars and scholarship worked with national governments to provide answers to the many challenging questions it posed. Drawing on examples from Britain, France, and the United States, The University at War, 1914-25 examines how universities were mobilized in wartime and the ethical challenges which this in turn posed for educational institutions. The wartime experiences of academia helped shape many modern educational practices and systems of higher education and saw scholars emerge from their 'ivory towers' in the guise of experts"--
Emner
Dewey
ISBN
9781137409447

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