#  Alex Beasley 

 

 



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Alex Beasley holds a PhD in American Studies at Yale University (2016). His book project, At Your Service: Houston and the Preservation of US Global Power, 1945-2008, examines the cultural, political, and economic development of the globally integrated economy through the lens of the oilfield services industry. Specifically, his research focuses on how the rise of oilfield services provided a way for US-based firms to maintain cultural and economic power in an era of postcolonial nations’ rising political strength. In a moment when US oil resources drastically diminished, exporting oil expertise offered a triumphalist explanation for the US transition from an industrial to a post-industrial economy. His research has been supported by the Miller Center of Public Affairs, the American Historical Association, the New Orleans Center for the Global South at Tulane University, and the Coca-Cola World Fund. An article drawn from his work is forthcoming in an issue of Diplomatic History. He cohosts and produces "Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism Podcast" with David Stein.

 

 

 





 

 

- ## Discipline
    
     [History](/disciplines/history)
- ## Fellowship
    
     [Postdoctoral](/fellowship/postdoctoral)
- ## Fellowship Year
    
     [2016 - 2017](/fellowship-year/2016-2017)
- ## Role
    
     [Fellows](/role/fellow)