Reviews down the lacuna and false trails transformed into evidence for a Cel- tic mythology, showing they lead instead to a mythology about the Celts) is itself, of course, a fantasy, a myth. So, to those who would tell stories, and present new myths, the final contributor, Diane Purkiss, warns: 'it's more important to be A Matter of Honour: Experiences of Turkish Women Immigrants Tahire Kocturk Zed Books Ltd: London and New Jersey 1992, ISBN 1 85649 075 0 £29.95 Hbk; ISBN 1 85649 0769 £11.95 Pbk Tahire Kocturk explains that her book is the result of an attempt to make the voices of immigrant Turkish women living in Western Europe heard in the face of 'well- meaning generalizations' and 'less friendly prejudices' - in other words, racism. Muslim communities, like many other communities living in Western European societies, face individual and institutional racism. This book comes out at a time when fascist attacks on immigrants and refugees are on the increase and Western governments are facilitating further attacks by preparing the legislative ground. While refugee camps and the homes of Turkish immigrants are set on fire by fascists in Germany, the Young Conservatives of Britain dis- tribute stickers on the Continent bearing slogans such as 'No Drugs, Islam and Turkey in the EEC'. Kocturk's book arose out of a study she conducted between 1986 and 1989 on 'Family and gender relations among Muslim immigrants in Sweden'. She conducted inter- views in the Stockholm and Upsala regions of Sweden, a country not necessarily typical of Western Europe. The information in the study is interesting and as implied by its title it is about a very specific 99 wary and even ironic about the strat- egies available when none are fool- proof. Let the imagination fly, she suggests, we need all the stories we can get, but don't pretend that the string to the past can be completely cut free. Marsha Rowe section of immigrant women. She interviewed 49 women and 10 men and the interviewees are 'Turkish speaking adults from Anatolia with at least one marriage or engagement experience'. Single women, for in- stance, are not included in the sur- vey. It is, therefore, arguable how representative her sample study is of the 'experiences of Turkish women immigrants' as suggested in the title of the book. Out of 130 pages, only 30 are devoted to the description and analy- sis of the study; the remaining 100 contain historical background infor- mation. Historical documents, how- ever, as described below are very much male-oriented and need to be re-studied from a woman's perspec- tive. The scope of her historical ac- count is also too wide and her analy- sis is flawed by generalizations. The issues of immigrant women with Middle Eastern and Muslim backgrounds are quite difficult to discuss and such discussions are 'often ideologically charged' (Keddie, 1991). Anyone who wishes to discuss these issues will soon realise that while there are widespread preju- dices that need to be overcome the problems