Remembering Air India: The Art of Public Mourning

by Renee Sarojini Saklikar

On June 23, 1985, the bombing of Air India Flight 182 killed 329 people, most of them Canadians. Today this pivotal event in Canada's history is hazily remembered, yet certain interests have shaped how the tragedy is woven into public memory, and even exploited to advance a strategic national narrative. Remembering Air India insists that we "remember Air India otherwise." This collection investigates the Air India bombing and its implications for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1772122599
• ISBN13: 9781772122596
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"