The Making of a Market: Credit, Henequen, and Notaries in Yucatán, 1850–1900

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The Making of a Market The Making of a Market Credit, Henequen, and Notaries in Yucatán, 1850–1900 Juliette Levy the pennsylvania state university press university park, pennsylvania Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levy, Juliette, 1968– The making of a market : credit, henequen, and notaries in Yucatán, 1850–1900 / Juliette Levy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Examines the functioning of credit markets in Mexico, through the agency of notaries, during the Yucatán region’s nineteenth-century henequen export boom. Explores the mobilization of capital and the creation of credit markets before banks existed”— Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-271-05213-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-271-05214-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Credit—Mexico—Yucatán (State). 2. Notaries—Mexico—Yucatán (State)—History— 19th century. 3. Yucatán (Mexico : State)—Economic conditions— 19th century. 4. Henequen (Plant)—Mexico—Yucatán (State). I. Title. HG3701.L48 2012 332.70972'6509034—dc23 2011031594 Copyright © 2012 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ANSI Z39.48–1992. ...