The White Island [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

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.

Stephen Armstrong likes to describe himself as a writer and broadcaster. He is a contributing editor to the Sunday Times culture section, Time Out and Wallpaper* as well as writing for Arena, The Face, Muzik and, for some reason, Men's Health. He also contributes to Radio 4's Front Row and BBC Choice's Liquid News. In the past he has, like all young men, wanted to be a pilot, tried to be in a band and planned to go to South America building bridges for a village. He has also promoted one or two genuinely disastrous club nights. Any minute now he is going to get his life together.