{"product_id":"9780228027737","title":"INCO in Paradise : The International Nickel Company in New Caledonia, 1959-1990 (Rethinking Canada in the World)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween 1960 and 1990 the Canadian mining giant International Nickel (INCO) sought to establish operations in New Caledonia, a French-controlled Pacific archipelago that holds some of the world’s richest nickel reserves. What might have seemed a straightforward mining venture quickly became a flashpoint: New Caledonians pressed for control over their political and economic future, while France regarded INCO’s presence as a challenge to its sovereignty. The ultimate frustration of INCO’s Pacific ambitions is a case study in the entangled forces of colonial power, global capital, and local resistance that marked the late twentieth century. INCO in Paradise offers fundamental insights into the actions of a Canadian corporate behemoth and its place within broader colonial and decolonial currents. Drawing on archival research conducted in four countries, the book ties together the history of New Caledonia; INCO’s role in debates over New Caledonian autonomy and their impact on Canada-France relations; the failure of the Compagnie française industrielle et minière du Pacifique (COFIMPAC), an experimental joint venture; and INCO’s interest in the Tiébaghi project. New Caledonian sources, which foreground the voices and urgent concerns of the country’s people, contribute a particularly valuable element. Set against the turbulence of the global nickel market, INCO’s experiences in New Caledonia reveal a transnational history whose effects are still felt today in the independence referendums of 2018–21 and the political upheaval of 2024. INCO in Paradise is a vital account of the history of New Caledonia, the global mining industry, and the transnational dimensions of Canadian business history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48996601757931,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":73.15,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780228027737-1.jpg?v=1783385158","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/ja\/products\/9780228027737","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}