The White Island
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Description
The White Island is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists. Its history reads like a history of pleasure itself. It is also a story of invasions and migrations, of artists and conmen, of drop-outs and love-ins. The Carthaginians established a cult to their goddess of sex there, and named the island after Bez, their god of dance. Roman centurions in need of a bit of down time between campaigns would go to Ibiza to get their kicks. And over the centuries, cultures around the Med have used the island either as a playground or a dump for the kind of people who didn’t quite fit in back home, but who you’d probably quite like to meet at a party…This is the history of Ibiza, the fantasy island, framed by one long, golden summer where anything can happen – and it usually does.
Additional information
Weight | 0.246 kg |
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Dimensions | 2 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 352 |
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Year Published | 2005-6-1 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 0552771899 |
About The Author | Stephen Armstrong writes for The Sunday Times, Time Out, Wallpaper* and Men's Health. He also contributes to Radio 4's Front Row whenever they let him. In the past he has, like all young men, wanted to be a pilot, played in a band and thought about building bridges in Third World villages. He has also promoted one or two genuinely disastrous club nights. This is his first book. |
'Lively, well-researched ramble through the island's frenetic history' |
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Other text | 'An honest and amiable account of the oddball history of this little land of extraordinary sunsets' |
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