"This book explains how subnational authoritarianism is part of normal democratic politics and strategic interactions between local authoritarians and national democratic leaders"-- Provided by publisher.

1. Introduction -- 2. Territorial politics and subnational democratization: charting the theoretical landscape -- 3. Subnational authoritarianism in the United States: boundary control and the "Solid South" -- 4. Boundary control in democratizing Argentina -- 5. Boundary control in democratizing Mexico -- 6. Boundary control: comparisons and conclusions.