ABSTRACT
Among its many merits this book demonstrates the value, even the necessity, of interdisciplinarity in any adequate response to crises, of all kinds, of all scales, in all times. Its topic, Austerity and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), affected everyone, but it is usually seen as the special province of economists. This book has a majority of chapters by authors from linguistic disciplines, but they all assume they have something valuable to say about economic issues. I believe they are right. The other authors use their economic expertise, but they also include the role that discourse played in shaping events. They are all interdisciplinary, and that benefits the book.
