W R I T E R


BOOKS

Rock Faces by Oliver Craske (Rotovision, 2004)
A survey of twelve of the world's leading music photographers.
Published by Rotovision in September 2004.

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Raga Mala by Ravi Shankar
(Genesis, 1997)
The autobiography of the sitar maestro, India's greatest musician of the twentieth century. Additional Narrative by Oliver Craske.
[about Ravi Shankar and Raga Mala]

ARTICLES, ESSAYS, BOOK REVIEWS

Essays in books
Introduction to Mania Days by Curt Gunther (Genesis, 2000)
by Oliver Craske.
Described as 'expertly penned' in a review in Record Collector

Sleeve notes
Ravi Shankar: The Roots Of A Legend
First published as sleeve notes for the DVD Ravi Shankar in Portrait (dir. Mark Kidel, 2002).
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[about Ravi Shankar]

Book reviews
Sharp Notes That 'Provoke a Barney'
A review of 31 Songs by Nick Hornby (Penguin, 2003) and This Is Uncool: The 500 Greatest Singles Since Punk and Disco by Garry Mulholland ( Cassell Illustrated, 2003).
First published in The Times Higher Education Supplement, 21 October 2003.

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Switched-on Keyboards
A review of Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
by Trevor Pinch & Frank Trocco (Harvard UP, 2002).
First published in The Times Higher Education Supplement, 7 February 2003.

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Attacking 'Fortress Europe'
A review of The Uninvited: Refugees at the Rich Man's Gate
by Jeremy Harding (London: Profile Books, 2000).
F
irst published in Central Europe Review, 16 October 2000
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[about Central Europe Review]

Other articles
Boasting Before Breakfast
Why the EU should concentrate on eastward enlargement.
First published in Central Europe Review, 12 February 2001.

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