Recommended Reading:

For a general history of the Caribbean:

Stephan Palmié and Francisco Scarano, eds, The Caribbean: A History of the Region and its Peoples

For histories of the island of Hispaniola, the DR & Haiti, and their complicated historical relationship:

Jean Casimir, The Haitians: A Decolonial History 

Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History  

Lorgia Garcia-Pena, The Borders of Dominicanidad 

Edward Paulino, Dividing Hispaniola  

Dixa Ramirez, Colonial Phantoms  

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