The Tao of shepherding /John Donnelly.
Donnelly, John, 1963-
The Tao of shepherding /John Donnelly. - Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; 1. THE SCHOLAR AND THE GAMBLER; 2. COOLIES; 3. THE DESCENT INTO HELL; 4. A NEW SCROLL; 5. SHEEP DREAMING.
Explores the experiences of two Chinese bonded labourers in Australia prior to the goldrush years of the 1850s. As the pair are indentured to a squatter in the Riverina, they grapple with cultural dislocation between the British and the Aborigines in a new country. Their beliefs and spiritual philosophy of Taoism are questioned and reinforced.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781740761109
Chinese fiction--Australia.
National characteristics, American.
Chinese.
Electronic Books.
PR9619 / .T366 2005
The Tao of shepherding /John Donnelly. - Canberra, A.C.T. : Pandanus, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (1 volume)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; 1. THE SCHOLAR AND THE GAMBLER; 2. COOLIES; 3. THE DESCENT INTO HELL; 4. A NEW SCROLL; 5. SHEEP DREAMING.
Explores the experiences of two Chinese bonded labourers in Australia prior to the goldrush years of the 1850s. As the pair are indentured to a squatter in the Riverina, they grapple with cultural dislocation between the British and the Aborigines in a new country. Their beliefs and spiritual philosophy of Taoism are questioned and reinforced.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781740761109
Chinese fiction--Australia.
National characteristics, American.
Chinese.
Electronic Books.
PR9619 / .T366 2005