潘文国总主编的《中国经典文化走向世界丛书（学术卷3）（英文版）》从“编年史的起源与演变”“司马光与《资治通鉴》”“《资治通鉴》与《通鉴》学”“《资治通鉴》与新史体”“《资治通鉴》的社会影响”等几个方面，对《资治通鉴》编写的起源和流变作了简明扼要的概述。
本书资料翔实，论述清晰，文字平实流畅，对中国文化有兴趣的外国读者有一定的参考价值。

张春柏，华东师范大学退休教授，主要研究方向为翻译理论与实践，成果包括40余篇论文和2部较有影响力的翻译教程，以及数十部其他英语教材。他是国内影视翻译的主要专家之一，译作包括300余部（集）影视作品。

Introduction
Chapter One The Origin and Evolution of the Annals
1. The Origin of the Annals
2. The Improvement of the Annals during the Warring States Period
3. The Slow Development and Stagnation of the Annalistic Style of Historiography in the Han and Tang Dynasties
Chapter Two Sima Guang and His History as a Mirror for Governance
1. A Biographical Sketch of Sima Guang
2. The Writing of History as a Mirror for Governance
3. The Characteristics and Value of History as a Mirror for Governance
Chapter Three History as a Mirror for Governance and History-Mirrorology
1. The Sequels of History as a Mirror for Governance
2. The Annotations of History as a Mirror for Governance
3. Corrections and Supplements of History as a Mirror for Governance
4. Criticisms on History as a Mirror for Governance
Chapter Four History as a Mirror for Governance and New Styles of Historiography
1. History as a Mirror for Governance and Histories in the Event- focused Style of Important Events
2. History as a Mirror for Governance and Histories in the Outline Style
Chapter Five The Social Influence of History as a Mirror for Governance
1. Emperors of the Feudal Dynasties and History as a Mirror for Governance
2. Ancient Chinese Literati and History as a Mirror for Governance
3. Military Generals of the Feudal Dynasties and History as a Mirror for Governance
4. Common People and History as a Mirror for Governance
Chapter Six
Conclusion
Appendices
I. Bibliography
II. Glossary