Fw: H-ASIA: Article on International Currency wars featured in March issue of Origins

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From: "Andrew Field" <shanghaidrew@GMAIL.COM>
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Subject: H-ASIA: Article on International Currency wars featured in March
issue of Origins

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> Article on International Currency wars featured in March issue of Origins
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> From: OSU Origins <origins@osu.edu>
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> [I'm posting this because it relates to China, and the publication is
> non-commercial and free to all --AF]
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> Your readers/members may be interested in this month's edition of
> "Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective" available at
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> http://ehistory.osu.edu/origins/
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> "Currency Wars, Or Why You Should Care About the Global Struggle Over
> the Value of Money" by Steven Bryan
>
> In October 2010, the Brazilian Finance Minister made news by claiming
> an 'international currency war' had broken out. The term 'currency
> war' promptly became a buzz phrase with commentators and public
> officials warning about the dangers of these wars and their historical
> roots in the Great Depression. The U.S. government, in turn, has
> applied the idea to China, which it has accused of currency
> manipulation for the better part of a decade. In this issue, historian
> Steven Bryan reminds us that manipulation is the historical norm, not
> the exception.
>
> Origins is a free, non-commercial publication from the Public History
> Initiative and eHistory in Ohio State University's History Department.
> Each month, an academic expert analyzes a particular current issue in
> a larger, deeper historical context. In addition to the analysis
> provided in each month's feature, Origins also includes podcasts,
> images, maps, graphics, and other material to complement the article.
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> Sincerely,
> James Helicke
> Managing Editor
> Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
> http://ehistory.osu.edu/origins/
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