Giuliano Garavini is an Italian historian whose work delves into European integration, decolonization, and global struggles over natural resources. He examines the intricate dynamics that have shaped the modern world through his scholarly pursuits. Garavini's academic journey has involved teaching at prominent institutions, further solidifying his expertise in international relations and history.
The most comprehensive history of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and of its members, this study takes the reader from the formation of the first petrostate in the world, Venezuela, in the late 1920s, to the global ascent of petrostates and OPEC during the 1970s, to their crisis in the late-1980s and early- 1990s.