美国的中国史研究起步较迟,真正意义上的美国“中国研究”(Chinese Studies)始于第二次世界大战之后,差不多和中华人民共和国同龄,它与传统的汉学研究(Sinology)大相径庭。这一时期的美国中国史是从传统汉学向以近现代中国史研究为重心的区域研究范式转变的过渡时期。考察这一时期的中国史研究模式对于认识和梳理美 The study of the history of the Chinese history in the United States started very late. The American studies in the real sense of “Chinese Studies” started almost the same age as the People’s Republic of China after the Second World War and differed greatly from the traditional Sinology . The Chinese history of the United States during this period is a transitional period from the traditional sinology to the paradigm shift in regional research focusing on the study of modern Chinese history. Investigating the research mode of Chinese history in this period is of great importance for understanding and combing the beauty