William S Cormack
Biographic Data
| ID | 1480273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William S Cormack |
| GIVEN NAMES | William S |
| FAMILY NAME | Cormack |
| SIGNATURE | CORMACK W S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Guelph |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
By the king’s suspension, the constitution is violated’
Following the insurrection of 10 August 1792, the Legislative Assembly named commissioners to bring news of the events in Paris to the departments and ensure the loyalty of French armies. This reflected fears that General Lafayette would march his troops on Paris. Such intervention appeared likely given expressions of support for the constitutional monarchy within the departments and the army throughout the summer of 1792. Historians have tended …
A New World Begins
Reviewed by: A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin William S. Cormack Popkin, Jeremy D. – A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution. New York: Basic Books, 2019. 627 p. This detailed and lively survey of the French Revolution provides a summary of modern scholarship aimed at a popular audience. It is in the same genre (and has a similar length) as Simon Schama’s Citizens: A Chronicle of the Fr…
Defending the Liberal Revolution in France
On 20 June 1792 popular militants from the Paris Sections marched in arms to the Legislative Assembly where they demanded that the deputies constrain or remove the king. The crowds then invaded the Tuileries palace to intimidate Louis XVI directly. While forced to don the red cap of the Sans-Culottes, the king made no concessions to the demonstrators. Historians of the French Revolution have interpreted this episode as a step toward the insurrect…
Scripting Revolution
Reviewed by: Scripting Revolution: A Historical Approach to the Comparative Study of Revolutions ed. by Keith Michael Baker, Dan Edelstein William S. Cormack Baker, Keith Michael, and Dan Edelstein (eds) – Scripting Revolution: A Historical Approach to the Comparative Study of Revolutions. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015. Pp. 438. The recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, the “Arab Spring,” demonstrated the continuing im…
Natural Metaphors and Transnational Revisionists
You Are All Free
"You Are All Free: The Haitian Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery, by Jeremy D. Popkin.." Canadian Journal of History, 46(3), pp. 720–721
Ending the French Revolution
"Ending the French Revolution: Violence, Justice and Repression from the Terror to Napoleon, by Howard G. Brown." Canadian Journal of History, 42(2), pp. 315–316
The French Navy and the Seven Years' War
The struggle between France and Great Britain during the Seven Years War took place not only in Europe and the colonies but on the high seas. If British sea power assured the conquest of New France, the French navy’s role in this global conflict has often been minimized or misunderstood. Jonathan Dull’s new book, based on extensive research, demonstrates the navy’s crucial importance to French conduct of the war. Much more than a history of naval…
Chasing Empire Across the Sea
On Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"On Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Considered as One of the First Authors of the Revolution, by James Swenson." Canadian Journal of History, 37(1), pp. 126–127
Goodness beyond Virtue
Revolution and Political Conflict in the french Navy, 1789-1794
1. The French navy, the revolution and the historians 2. The French navy on the eve of revolution 3. The revolution begins: the Toulon Affair of 1789 4. Naval reorganisation and the mutiny at Brest, 1790-1 5. Bertrand de Moleville and the dissolution of the officer corps, 1791-2 6. Naval officers and the Jacobin Regime, 1792-3: the court martial of Captain Basterot 7. The Great Treason: the surrender of the Mediterranean fleet in 1793 8. Naval au…
Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy, 1789-1794
Legitimate Authority in Revolution and War
(1996). Legitimate Authority in Revolution and War: The French Navy in the West Indies, 1789–1793. The International History Review: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-27
The French Navy and the Struggle for Revolutionary Authority
In September 1793, the French Atlantic fleet mutinied in Quiberon Bay and the sailors demanded to return to Brest in defiance of government orders and their admiral’s authority. Beyond interpretations which emphasize a counter-revolutionary conspiracy or the collapse of discipline, the Quiberon mutiny illustrates a fundamental characteristic of the political situation throughout France. The inherent ambiguity of popular sovereignty created confus…
Revolution and Political Conflict in the french Navy, 1789-1794
1. The French navy, the revolution and the historians 2. The French navy on the eve of revolution 3. The revolution begins: the Toulon Affair of 1789 4. Naval reorganisation and the mutiny at Brest, 1790-1 5. Bertrand de Moleville and the dissolution of the officer corps, 1791-2 6. Naval officers and the Jacobin Regime, 1792-3: the court martial of Captain Basterot 7. The Great Treason: the surrender of the Mediterranean fleet in 1793 8. Naval au…
Defending the Liberal Revolution in France
On 20 June 1792 popular militants from the Paris Sections marched in arms to the Legislative Assembly where they demanded that the deputies constrain or remove the king. The crowds then invaded the Tuileries palace to intimidate Louis XVI directly. While forced to don the red cap of the Sans-Culottes, the king made no concessions to the demonstrators. Historians of the French Revolution have interpreted this episode as a step toward the insurrect…
The French Navy and the Struggle for Revolutionary Authority
In September 1793, the French Atlantic fleet mutinied in Quiberon Bay and the sailors demanded to return to Brest in defiance of government orders and their admiral’s authority. Beyond interpretations which emphasize a counter-revolutionary conspiracy or the collapse of discipline, the Quiberon mutiny illustrates a fundamental characteristic of the political situation throughout France. The inherent ambiguity of popular sovereignty created confus…
Revolution and Political Conflict in the French Navy, 1789-1794
Legitimate Authority in Revolution and War
(1996). Legitimate Authority in Revolution and War: The French Navy in the West Indies, 1789–1793. The International History Review: Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1-27
Revolution and Political Conflict in the french Navy, 1789-1794
1. The French navy, the revolution and the historians 2. The French navy on the eve of revolution 3. The revolution begins: the Toulon Affair of 1789 4. Naval reorganisation and the mutiny at Brest, 1790-1 5. Bertrand de Moleville and the dissolution of the officer corps, 1791-2 6. Naval officers and the Jacobin Regime, 1792-3: the court martial of Captain Basterot 7. The Great Treason: the surrender of the Mediterranean fleet in 1793 8. Naval au…
Goodness beyond Virtue
On Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"On Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Considered as One of the First Authors of the Revolution, by James Swenson." Canadian Journal of History, 37(1), pp. 126–127
Chasing Empire Across the Sea
The French Navy and the Seven Years' War
The struggle between France and Great Britain during the Seven Years War took place not only in Europe and the colonies but on the high seas. If British sea power assured the conquest of New France, the French navy’s role in this global conflict has often been minimized or misunderstood. Jonathan Dull’s new book, based on extensive research, demonstrates the navy’s crucial importance to French conduct of the war. Much more than a history of naval…
Ending the French Revolution
"Ending the French Revolution: Violence, Justice and Repression from the Terror to Napoleon, by Howard G. Brown." Canadian Journal of History, 42(2), pp. 315–316
You Are All Free
"You Are All Free: The Haitian Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery, by Jeremy D. Popkin.." Canadian Journal of History, 46(3), pp. 720–721
Natural Metaphors and Transnational Revisionists
Scripting Revolution
Reviewed by: Scripting Revolution: A Historical Approach to the Comparative Study of Revolutions ed. by Keith Michael Baker, Dan Edelstein William S. Cormack Baker, Keith Michael, and Dan Edelstein (eds) – Scripting Revolution: A Historical Approach to the Comparative Study of Revolutions. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015. Pp. 438. The recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, the “Arab Spring,” demonstrated the continuing im…
Defending the Liberal Revolution in France
On 20 June 1792 popular militants from the Paris Sections marched in arms to the Legislative Assembly where they demanded that the deputies constrain or remove the king. The crowds then invaded the Tuileries palace to intimidate Louis XVI directly. While forced to don the red cap of the Sans-Culottes, the king made no concessions to the demonstrators. Historians of the French Revolution have interpreted this episode as a step toward the insurrect…
A New World Begins
Reviewed by: A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution by Jeremy D. Popkin William S. Cormack Popkin, Jeremy D. – A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution. New York: Basic Books, 2019. 627 p. This detailed and lively survey of the French Revolution provides a summary of modern scholarship aimed at a popular audience. It is in the same genre (and has a similar length) as Simon Schama’s Citizens: A Chronicle of the Fr…
By the king’s suspension, the constitution is violated’
Following the insurrection of 10 August 1792, the Legislative Assembly named commissioners to bring news of the events in Paris to the departments and ensure the loyalty of French armies. This reflected fears that General Lafayette would march his troops on Paris. Such intervention appeared likely given expressions of support for the constitutional monarchy within the departments and the army throughout the summer of 1792. Historians have tended …
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