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Item Details
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THE WHITE ISLAND
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| By: |
Stephen Armstrong |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0593052072 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780593052075 |
| Publisher: |
TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2004 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
Hedonism and Ibiza have gone together for many years. Around 650 BC, the Carthagenians established a cult on the island, dedicated to Tanit, their goddess of sex. They even named the island Bez, after the god of dance. This title explores a history of Ibiza that few visitors to the island will be aware of. |
| Synopsis: |
Received wisdom has it that Ibiza is an island of Union Jack-shorted beerboys singing 'Here we go, here we go, here we go' on their way to a 24-hour rave. But the reality of the island today is very different. It is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists, but la Isla Blanca is actually a sophisticated, cosmopolitan island of enormous natural beauty - far more Jade Jagger than Jordan. The island's history reads like a history of pleasure itself. The Carthaginians established a cult there to Tanit, their goddess of sex, around 650 BC 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 virtually every culture around the Mediterranean has used the island either as a playground or as 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. Stephen Armstrong tells for the first time the fascinating history of this fantasy island. It is a story of invasions and migrations, of artists and conmen, of drop outs and love-ins.This narrative is framed by Stephen's highly entertaining experiences during one long, golden summer on Ibiza, an island where anything can happen - and it usually does. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bantam Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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