[1][2] He was an assistant professor at Harvard University until 1927 when he became research director at 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 imperialism and racial supremacy, Buell argued for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa.
[11] 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.
[20][21][22] Buell argues in the book for retaining native tribal institutions in Africa.
[1] Buell ran for Congress in 1942, losing to Allen T. Treadway in an election for Massachusetts's first congressional district.