Raymond Leslie Buell Explained

Raymond Leslie Buell (July 13, 1896 – 1946) was an American social scientist.[1] [2] He was an assistant professor 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]

Buell was a prominent critic of isolationism in the United States in the lead-up to World War II.[7] A critic of economic nationalism, Buell argued for free trade treaties. A critic of imperialism and racial supremacy, Buell argued for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa. He influenced the work of Ralph Bunche.[8]

Early life and education

Buell was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 13, 1896.[9] His father was a minister at the Presbyterian Church. He graduated with an A.B. from Occidental College. He served in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I.

He wrote his 1920 book Contemporary French Politics while a student at the University of Grenoble. He earned a masters in 1920 and a PhD in 1922 from Princeton University. From 1920 to 1921, he was Assistant professor of history and economics at Occidental College.

Career

After receiving his PhD in 1922, he began working as an instructor and researcher at Harvard University. He became assistant professor at Harvard University in 1926 but gave up his position in 1927 after becoming research director at the Foreign Policy Association.

He authored the influential 1925 textbook International Relations.[10] [11] [12] [13] 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.[14] 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.[15] 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.[16] He criticized economic nationalism and argued for free trade treaties.[17] He opposed the U.S. policy of excluding Asians from immigration and citizenship.[18]

He authored The Native Question in Africa, which was a comparative study of colonial rule.[19] [20] [21] Buell argues in the book for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa.[22] He opposed U.S. isolationism in the years leading up to World War II.[23] He authored the book Isolated America in 1940.

Buell ran for Congress in 1942, losing to Allen T. Treadway in an election for Massachusetts's first congressional district.[24]

Works (partial list)

Personal life

He married Frances March Dwight in 1928. They had a son and daughter. He died in Montreal, Canada on February 20, 1946.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drew . Bernard A. . R.L. Buell served as advisor to Wilkie . 2022-03-19 . The Berkshire Eagle . en.
  2. Web site: Raymond Leslie Buell, Class of 1914 - Santa Paula Times . 2022-03-19 . m.santapaulatimes.com.
  3. Book: Pedersen, Susan . Susan Pedersen (historian) . The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire . 2015 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-957048-5 . 321–324 . 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570485.001.0001.
  4. Rietzler . Katharina . 2022 . U.S. Foreign Policy Think Tanks and Women's Intellectual Labor, 1920–1950 . Diplomatic History . 46 . 3 . 575–601 . 10.1093/dh/dhac015 . 0145-2096.
  5. Web site: Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search . 2022-03-19 . news.google.com.
  6. 1940-05-20 . Books: Fundamentalist v. Modernist . en-US . Time . 2022-03-19 . 0040-781X.
  7. News: 1946-02-21 . R.L. Buell Is Dead; A Foe of Isolation; Former Head of Foreign Policy Association Champion of a Global Outlook for U.S. . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  8. Book: Robinson, Pearl . Trustee for the Human Community: Ralph J. Bunche, the United Nations, and the Decolonization of Africa . 2010 . Ohio University Press . 74–86.
  9. Web site: 2010 . Raymond Leslie Buell Papers: A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress . Library of Congress.
  10. Book: Acharya . Amitav . The Making of Global International Relations . Buzan . Barry . 2019 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-48017-8 . 86 . en.
  11. Fenwick . C. G. . February 1926 . International Relations. By Raymond Leslie Buell. (New York: Henry Holt and Co.1925. Pp. xiii, 768.) . American Political Science Review . en . 20 . 1 . 206–208 . 10.2307/1945127 . 1945127 . 146749007 . 0003-0554.
  12. Stuart . Graham H. . 1927 . International Relations. By Raymond Leslie Buell. New York: Henry Holt, 1925. Pp. xv, 768. Index. $4.00. . American Journal of International Law . en . 21 . 2 . 382–383 . 10.2307/2189145 . 2189145 . 0002-9300.
  13. Swain . J. W. . 1930 . International Relations. Raymond Leslie Buell . The Journal of Modern History . 2 . 3 . 504–505 . 10.1086/235637 . 0022-2801.
  14. Book: Buell, Raymond Leslie . International Relations . 1929 . H. Holt . 28–32 . en.
  15. Book: Buell, Raymond Leslie . International Relations . 1929 . H. Holt . 289–292, 305–307 . en.
  16. Book: Buell, Raymond Leslie . International Relations . 1929 . H. Holt . 75–77 . en.
  17. Book: Buell, Raymond Leslie . International Relations . 1929 . H. Holt . 95–147 . en.
  18. Buell. Raymond . 1923 . Against the Yellow Peril. . Foreign Affairs . 2 . 2 . 295–309 . 10.2307/20028293 . 20028293 .
  19. Book: Pedersen, Susan . The Guardians: The League of Nations and the Crisis of Empire . 2015 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-957048-5 . 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199570485.001.0001.
  20. News: Buell . Raymond Leslie . 1929 . Two Lessons in Colonial Rule . 2022-03-19 . Foreign Affairs . en-US . 0015-7120.
  21. Scott . Arthur P. . 1929 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa. . American Journal of Sociology . 35 . 1 . 128–129 . 0002-9602.
  22. Wright . Quincy . 1929 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa. . Political Science Quarterly . 44 . 2 . 276–279 . 10.2307/2142999 . 2142999 . 0032-3195.
  23. Horton . Ben . 2022 . 100 years of UK foreign policy . International Affairs . 10.1093/ia/iiac035. January 31, 2024 .
  24. Web site: 2016-02-25 . On green New England lawns like this one in North Orange, Mass., Candidate Raymond Leslie Buell is conducting his campaign for Congress. He avoids political name-calling, asks his ... . 2022-03-19 . International Center of Photography . en.
  25. Wright . Quincy . 1929 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa. . Political Science Quarterly . 44 . 2 . 276–279 . 10.2307/2142999 . 0032-3195.
  26. Jones . Thomas Jesse . 1928 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa . The American Political Science Review . 22 . 4 . 999–1004 . 10.2307/1945369 . 0003-0554.
  27. Wyndham . H. A. . 1928 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa. . Journal of the Royal Institute of International Affairs . 7 . 5 . 335–337 . 10.2307/3015149 . 1473-799X.
  28. C. . C. . 1928 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa . Journal of the Royal African Society . 28 . 109 . 93–94 . 0368-4016.
  29. Hilles . Edith . 1928 . Review of The Native Problem in Africa . The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science . 140 . 342–343 . 0002-7162.
  30. Jones . Thomas Jesse . 1928 . Buell . Raymond Leslie . The White Man's Part in the Civilization Of Africa . Current History . 29 . 2 . iv–vi . 2641-080X.
  31. Barnes . Harry Elmer . 1935 . Review of New Governments in Europe. . American Journal of Sociology . 40 . 4 . 538–538 . 0002-9602.
  32. Schuman . Frederick L. . 1936 . Review of Democratic Governments in Europe. . American Journal of Sociology . 42 . 1 . 143–144 . 0002-9602.

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