British academics, liberalism, and the First World War

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the War on two prominent academic liberal historians.

Design/methodology/approach

The research is based on a narrative of their lives and careers before and during the War.

Findings

The findings include an analysis of how the War engaged these academic liberals in the pursuit of the War effort.

Originality/value

By the end of the War, both sought to reaffirm much of their earlier academic liberalism despite the political and social changes in the post-war world.

Citation

Sherington, G. (2016), "British academics, liberalism, and the First World War", History of Education Review, Vol. 45 No. 2, pp. 198-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/HER-09-2015-0019