The White Island: The Extraordinary History of the Mediterranean's Capital of Hedonism

By Stephen Armstrong

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552771899
• ISBN13: 9780552771894
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Black Swan Books, Limited
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"