Will Bashor

Will Bashor (born Harold Willis Bashor, Jr.; 6 February 1951) is an American author of French history and international law.

Background and education

Bashor received his doctorate in International Relations from the American Graduate School in Paris (2004), and he teaches at Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio. His interests have ranged over many fields, among them the study of international law and business, linguistics, cultural anthropology, and European history. He received his M.A. in French Literature from Ohio University and is an active member of the Society for French Historical Studies.[1]

Awards

Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution was awarded the Adele Mellen Prize for Distinguished Scholarship.[2] This narrative of the life of Léonard Autié was also a top finalist for the 2013 USA Best Book Awards.[3] In addition to the awards, Marie Antoinette's Head was one of the New York Post's five "must-read" books of the week,[4] and it was featured in the 2013 Fall Vogue UK fashion issue as well as receiving the Kirkus Star Award.

Non-Fiction

References

  1. Official website of Will Bashor
  2. "Book Reviews — Will Bashor's 'Marie Antoinette’s Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution'", The Santa Fe New Mexican (17 January 2014), retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. "USA Best Book Awards". 2013.
  4. Heller, Billy (19 October 2013). "This week's must-read books". New York Post.
  5. at WorldCat
  6. Marie Antoinette's Head at WorldCat
  7. Jean-Baptiste Cléry at Amazon.com
  8. The Moon Treaty Paradox at WorldCat
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