- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Black Swan; illustrated edition edition (1 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552771899
- ISBN-13: 978-0552771894
- Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 381,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The extraordinary history of the Mediterranean's capital of hedonism - Ibiza
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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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Rave On,
By A Customer
This review is from: The White Island (Paperback)
I've always enjoyed Stephen Armstrong's lively features in The Sunday Times and Wallpaper, so I was pleased to see that he had got round to writing an entire book - and more importantly, that it's great. The White Island is a personal history of Ibiza, taking the view that it has been a centre of hedonism from the Roman times to acid house. Armstrong intersperses the history with personal anecdotes about his own occasional hedonistic moments. A great travel book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The White Island - Wish I Was There,
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Despite being an Ibiza veteran I really knew very little about the history of the island. I took this book to read whilst there last year and it inspired me to hire a car, get out and about and see as much of the island as possible.If you've never been to Ibiza this book will make you want to go. If you've been before, this book will remind you why you fell in love with the place. Parts of it brought tears to my eyes. A fantastic book, unreservedly worth 5 stars!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent perspective,
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This review is from: The White Island (Paperback)
This is a "must" for any first-time or returning visitor to Iiza. Funny, interesting and a dizzy mixture of history, social perspective and personal memories. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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