Charles Kingsley Meek
Charles Kingsley Meek (born June 24, 1885 in Larne , † March 27, 1965 in Eastbourne ) was a British anthropologist who researched in particular the tribes of the north of Nigeria .
Meek was a Late Exhibitioner at Brasenose College and a District Officer and Anthropologist for the Government of Nigeria. A classic in African anthropology is his account of the tribes of northern Nigeria. An important ethnographic study is his work on the Sudanese kingdom of the Jukun in Nigeria.
Works
- The Northern Tribes of Nigeria. An Ethnographical Account of the Northern Provinces of Nigeria together with a Report on the 1921 Decennial Census. [With a Preface by Sir Hugh Clifford] Oxford University Press, 1925. 2 vols.
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Tribal Studies in Northern Nigeria. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1931
- Volume 1: The Bachama and Mbula . The Bata -speaking peoples of the Adamawa Emirates . The Bura and Pabir tribes. The Kilba and Margi of Adamawa . Some mandated tribes. The Chamba . The Verre . The Mumuye and neigbouring tribes. The Mambila (Mandates Territory).
- Volume 2: The Katab and their neighbors. Some tribes of Zaria Province . Some tribes of Bornu Province . Some tribes of Adamawa Province . The Yugur- speaking peoples. Divine kings. Some tribes of the Cameroons. (The Ketab, Piti, Chawai, Kurama, Kare-Kare, Ngizim, Gamawa, Bolewa, Kanakuru, Longuda, Gabin, Hona, Mbum, Jibu, Jen, Kam, Tigong, Ndoro, Kentu etc.)
- A Sudanese Kingdom: an ethnographical study of the Jukun-speaking peoples of Nigeria. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1931 digitized
- Europe and West Africa. Some problems and adjustments. Oxford University Press, 1940
- Land Law and Custom in the Colonies. With an introduction by Lord Hailey . Oxford University Press, London, 1946. ( Colonial & Imperial History )
- Land tenure and land administration in Nigeria and the Cameroons (Colonial research studies; no.22) HMSO, 1957
- Law and Authority in a Nigerian Tribe: A Study in Indirect Rule. New York Barnes & Noble Imports 1970
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| SURNAME | Meek, Charles Kingsley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Larne |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1965 |
| Place of death | Eastbourne |