Uma princesa centenária: desejos, expectativas e exclusões nas comemorações dos 100 anos de Caruaru-PE (1957).

Abstract

This work seeks to analyze how the celebrations of 100 years of political emancipation of Caruaru -PE, occurred in 1957 , eventually becoming an agent provocateur of debate about the city . The Centenary reinforced discourses that sought to further the progressive character of this town in Pernambuco and at the same time, served as a tool in asserting the new symbols of progress, or the removal of persons and practices considered dissonant in relation to development. The most sought after sources for the composition of this research were the newspapers of the time, Vanguarda, A Defesa and O Ditador, also commemorative publications of centenary of Caruaru - sponsored by local businesses and public authorities - and some photographs. The first chapter discusses the party as an event which handled the city, and how this moment was anticipated and planned by government, Catholic Church and chroniclers. The second chapter is concerned to observe some symbols of progress dreamed up by some of the population materialized from material pursuits. The third chapter looks intends to return the ambiguities generated by the dream of progress: people considered unwanted, outdated habits that should be fought in the name of development and, finally, some dreams of progress were frustrated in that context.