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HISTORY 256

350 Years of America-China Relations (AMSTUD 256C, EASTASN 256, HISTORY 356)

UNITS:4-5
GRADING:Letter (ABCD/NP)
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

The history of turbulent relations, military conflict, and cultural clashes between the U.S. and China, and the implications for the domestic lives of these increasingly interconnected countries. Diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and military themes from early contact to the recent past.

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1 Term
Colloquium 1Open
ID: 7745
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:200-217
INSTRUCTOR:
Chang, Gordon
units

HISTORY 256: 350 Years of America-China Relations (AMSTUD 256C, EASTASN 256, HISTORY 356)

4-5 units · Letter (ABCD/NP)

The history of turbulent relations, military conflict, and cultural clashes between the U.S. and China, and the implications for the domestic lives of these increasingly interconnected countries. Diplomatic, political, social, cultural, and military themes from early contact to the recent past.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Colloquium — Monday Wednesday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — 200-217 — Chang, Gordon (Graduate)

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