The Catholic Church and Power Politics in Latin America: The Dominican Case in Comparative Perspective (Online) by Emelio Betances A historical examination of church-state relations and case study of the Dominican Republic leads into important regional comparisons that broaden our understanding of the Catholic Church in the whole of Latin America.

Breve historia de la iglesia dominicana, 1493-1997 by Antonio Lluberes

Documentos de la Provincia Eclesiastica de Santo Domingo : 1504-1994 by Rafael Bello Peguero (editor)

Colonial Phantoms: Belonging and Refusal in the Dominican Americas, from the 19th Century to the Present (Online) by Dixa Ramírez Using a blend of historical and literary analysis, Colonial Phantoms reveals how Western discourses have ghosted--miscategorized or erased--the Dominican Republic since the nineteenth century despite its central place in the architecture of the Americas.

The Dominican Republic Reader (Online) by Eric Paul Roorda; Lauren H. Derby; Raymundo Gonzalez (eds.) Provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country, from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Among the volume's 118 selections are essays, speeches, journalism, songs, poems, legal documents, testimonials, and short stories, as well as several interviews conducted especially for this Reader.

The Mulatto Republic: Class, Race, and Dominican National Identity (Online) by April J. Mayes Discusses the roots of anti-Haitianism, the Dominican elite, and the ways in which race and nation have been intertwined in the history of the Dominican Republic.