TY - BOOK AU - Donnelly,John TI - The Tao of shepherding /John Donnelly SN - 9781740761109 AV - PR9619 .T366 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Canberra, A.C.T. PB - Pandanus KW - Chinese fiction KW - Australia KW - National characteristics, American KW - Chinese KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; 1. THE SCHOLAR AND THE GAMBLER; 2. COOLIES; 3. THE DESCENT INTO HELL; 4. A NEW SCROLL; 5. SHEEP DREAMING; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=130585&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -