First World War, the Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939

Examines how the technical and conceptual advances that occurred during World War I transformed Australian society. It traces the evolving role of universities and their graduates in the 1920s and 1930s, the increasing government validation of research, the expansion of the public service, and the rise of modern professional associations and international networks.

Examineaza modul in care progresele tehnice si conceptuale care au avut loc in timpul primului razboi mondial au transformat societatea australiana. Urmareste rolul in evolutie al universitatilor si al absolventilor acestora in anii 1920 si 1930, validarea in crestere a cercetarii de catre guvern, extinderea serviciului public si cresterea asociatiilor profesionale moderne si a retelelor internationale.