{"product_id":"2026200009694-secondhand-worlds-apart-china-1953-5-soviet-union-1962-5","title":"Worlds Apart: China 1953-5, Soviet Union 1962-5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket:  worn\/faded, chipping and tears but still structural (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seasoned British diplomat pulls back the curtain on two of the twentieth century's most secretive and formidable powers in Worlds Apart. Humphrey Trevelyan draws on his firsthand experience as British Ambassador to both China and the Soviet Union, chronicling his years navigating the corridors of power in Beijing during the tense mid-1950s and Moscow in the volatile early 1960s — a period defined by Cold War brinkmanship, nuclear anxiety, and the fracturing Sino-Soviet alliance.\n\nTrevelyan writes with the measured authority of a man who sat across the table from history, presenting nuanced portraits of two vastly different political cultures through the lens of intimate diplomatic observation. His prose is precise and unembellished, yet carries the weight of lived experience — making this a rare document that bridges the gap between statecraft memoir and geopolitical analysis. For readers who wish to understand how the Cold War looked from inside the room, this account leaves an impression that no armchair history can replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130583916763,"sku":"2026200009694-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/08a40bd3-7f67-4555-8a27-beacefefe83e.png?v=1786586731","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009694-secondhand-worlds-apart-china-1953-5-soviet-union-1962-5","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}