University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

HIST-4083 (3) Revolution and Nationalism in Modern Ireland

Surveys Irish nationalist movements since the eighteenth century, treating constitutional nationalism, revolutionary republicanism, and Gaelic cultural movements while also examining the development of Unionism in Ulster as a response to political and cultural nationalism. Emphasizes the political, religious, and cultural roots of the current sectarian crisis in Northern Ireland, and analyzes that crisis up to the present day. Prereq., HIST 1020, 1123, or 3020. Credit not granted for this course and HIST 2513. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.