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John Dougill grew up in Grimsby and has spent the rest of his life getting as far away as possible He currently resides in Kyoto Japan where he is professor of British Studies at Ryukoku University His student days took place at Leeds University and Queen s College Oxford in the heady days of the early 1970s when the future beckoned with golden arms He completed his education at the University of Life when he spent a year travelling round the world Nepal and Bali were his favourites As a teacher he spent three years in the Middle East and seven years in Oxford before moving to Japan in 1986 In addition to the books listed here he has produced twelve Japanese college textbooks and Gentleman and Hooligan The British on Film 1921 1971 by Ryukoku Univ Press He completed a PhD in English Literature in 1993 and is now consumed in the fascinations of Japanese spirituality Amongst his hobbies are chess haiku and visiting Shinto shrines He has a particular interest in the spirit of place Oxfords Famous Faces