Raymond Leslie Buell (1896–1946) was an American social scientist. [1] [2] He was an instructor at Harvard University until 1927 when he became research director at the Foreign Policy Association. [3] [4] He later became president of the Foreign Policy Association. [5] [6] He influenced the work of Ralph Bunche. [3]
Buell was born in Chicago. His father was a minister at the Presbyterian Church. [2] He studied at Occidental College. [2] He wrote his 1920 book Contemporary French Politics while a student at the University of Grenoble. [2] He earned a masters and a PhD from Princeton University. [2] He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. [1]
He authored the influential 1925 textbook International Relations. [7] [8] [9] [10] In the book, he flags nationalism as a powerful driver of international conflict, as it prompts conflict within empires and stokes tensions between states about borders. [11] He argues that imperialism, which he described as "evil", provokes conflict between imperial powers and between empires and the groups that the empires tries to conquer and subjugate. [12] He challenged notions that pure races existed and that one race was superior to other races, as well as argued that modern nations were composed of multiple races. [13] He criticized economic nationalism and argued for free trade treaties. [14] He opposed the U.S. policy of excluding Asians from immigration and citizenship. [15]
He authored The Native Question in Africa, which was a comparative study of colonial rule. [16] [17] [18] Buell argues in the book for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa. [19] He opposed U.S. isolationism in the years leading up to World War II. [20] [1] He authored the book Isolated America in 1940. [1]
Buell ran for Congress in 1942, losing to Allen T. Treadway in an election for Massachusetts's first congressional district. [1] [21]
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Raymond Leslie Buell (1896–1946) was an American social scientist. [1] [2] He was an instructor at Harvard University until 1927 when he became research director at the Foreign Policy Association. [3] [4] He later became president of the Foreign Policy Association. [5] [6] He influenced the work of Ralph Bunche. [3]
Buell was born in Chicago. His father was a minister at the Presbyterian Church. [2] He studied at Occidental College. [2] He wrote his 1920 book Contemporary French Politics while a student at the University of Grenoble. [2] He earned a masters and a PhD from Princeton University. [2] He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. [1]
He authored the influential 1925 textbook International Relations. [7] [8] [9] [10] In the book, he flags nationalism as a powerful driver of international conflict, as it prompts conflict within empires and stokes tensions between states about borders. [11] He argues that imperialism, which he described as "evil", provokes conflict between imperial powers and between empires and the groups that the empires tries to conquer and subjugate. [12] He challenged notions that pure races existed and that one race was superior to other races, as well as argued that modern nations were composed of multiple races. [13] He criticized economic nationalism and argued for free trade treaties. [14] He opposed the U.S. policy of excluding Asians from immigration and citizenship. [15]
He authored The Native Question in Africa, which was a comparative study of colonial rule. [16] [17] [18] Buell argues in the book for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa. [19] He opposed U.S. isolationism in the years leading up to World War II. [20] [1] He authored the book Isolated America in 1940. [1]
Buell ran for Congress in 1942, losing to Allen T. Treadway in an election for Massachusetts's first congressional district. [1] [21]
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