Book review: Europe in crisis: bolt from the blue?

"Europe in Crisis: Bolt From the Blue?" Ivan T. Berend. Routledge, September 2012. --- Since it began nearly four years ago, the Eurozone financial crisis has had wide reaching effects across the continent and beyond. Europe in Crisis: Bolt From the Blue? is an early attempt to understand the complexities and existential challenges that the EU now faces. The book looks at the crisis’ history and causes, as well as what some of its outcomes might be. Miguel Otero-Iglesias finds this condensed account of the crisis to be a valuable one, especially in its coverage of the role of countries such as Germany and Spain.