{"product_id":"four-horsemen-1","title":"Four Horsemen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Four Horsemen\u003c\/i\u003e - War, Pestilence, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFamine and Death - first appeared in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook of Revelations a thousand years ago, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebut they continue to track us in our own \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etime. This original and inspiring study by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ecelebrated historian Emily Mayhew traces \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe advances in science, technology and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehumanitarianism that are enabling us to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etake them on, one by one.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The beauty of \u003ci\u003eThe Four Horsemen\u003c\/i\u003e is how she takes her quaking readers to the edge of the abyss . . . I was left moved and uplifted . . . [A] first-class example of popular science'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''[A] thoughtful and ultimately uplifting analysis of the unsung heroes of our age'' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt begins in Mosul, our oldest surviving city, and the  extraordinary coalition created in a matter of days to save its people from the worst horrors of the liberation battle against ISIS. As the city and the humanitarian operation that helped it to survive are restructured for a new age, Mayhew shows other people whose work gives us hope for the future, from the search to find new ways to discover and use antimicrobial medicines and the innovations in preventing the spread of deadly viruses; the laboratory work being taken to protect crops from disease and reduce famine, and why the potato, not the banana is the future; to the unique courage and  resolution of those dedicated to securing the rights of the dead and their families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStanding in the way of the Horsemen is what Emily Mayhew calls, ''the most extraordinary alliance ever to come together in defence of our humanity.'' These are the doctors, scientists, statisticians, engineers, peace negotiators, pharmacists, historians, forensic scientists, vaccinators and volunteers who are creating solutions to life and death problems which threaten us all. They are the new heroes of our age and this book is about them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314210939262,"sku":"NW9781529401738","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529401738.jpg?v=1778550738","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/four-horsemen-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}