O governo de Pedro Gondim e o Teatro do poder na Paraíba: Imprensa, imaginário e representações (1958-65).

Abstract

This work examines the period in which Pedro Gondim was governor of Paraíba, from 1958 to 1965. The theme e comes, therefore, the line of research Regional History of the Graduate Program in History of UFPB. This program is dedicated especially to the area of History and History Culture. Therefore, our study (that is political history and is linked to political culture), seeks to understand how the various images were assembled to characterize this political leader. The main source of research is the state newspaper The Union. The period Pedro Gondim matches with the populist practices at the national level, our goal is to see how those practices occurred at the level of Paraíba. Moreover, the 1960 through times of political and social crisis, which indicate a scenario conducive to the perception of the theater of power. We appropriate of concepts of dramatization of Power (Cliffort Geertz and George Balandier), the idea of Imaginary (George Duby) and Symbolic Power (Pierre Bourdieu). We, too, appropriate the concept of representation (Roger Chartier) and mythology politics (Raoul Girardet). In three chapters talk about the representations and listed built around the figure of Pedro Gondim, and as such, supported by elements of the historic culture of Paraíba, reflected the state’s control over the daily life of local politics. Besides, a massive idea that the reason for all actions of the Governor was the welfare of the people of Paraíba and the institutions and democracy.