Cotidiano, cultura e lazer em Pombal: contradições do progresso (1927-1959).

Abstract

his work analyse the urbanization process occurred in the Pombal's town in the Paraíba high backwoods, well as the formation of new sensibilities and subjectivity and the tensions that appoint the inhabitants life of this town in the period between 1927 and 1959. Aim to understand as the literate and economic elite of that urban and populars appropriate of the modernize discourse in effect in the epoch, and had as experienced the material and symbolic changes that went the town in that moment. Desire to show some diversion practices too that appoint the everyday of the pombalenses of the diverses social classes. To catch our aims , argue at the beginning the modernity and modernization concept understanding the first as the process of remodeling urbanistic typical European Capitals, occurred in the XIX century, especially in Paris and London and that characterized by speed in the implantation some materials conquest. Already in relation to the second term knows as the introduction of some elements that arrived slowly modern the town devoid of frenzied rhythm typical of the refer capitals. Equally important are the leisure and amusement concept, understand that this last concept as diversion practices non programmed and that as the calculable activities, programmed that propose to police the elite and/or popular entertainment. So, we intend to show the uses and practices, but some representations too that the pombalenses built to the town in the moment in that it problematised itself.