Preface: An American Political Pattern?1 Birth Pangs of the Modern World: The Political Structure of the High New Deal Era, 1932-19382 The Long Arm of the New Deal: The Political Structure of the Late New Deal Era, 1939-19683 The Rise of Participatory Politics: The Political Structure of an Era Divided Government, 1969-19924 A Political Structure for the Modern World: The Era of Partisan Volatility, 1993-2016Notes BibliographyIndex