Explores the intersection of art, identity politics, and tourism in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Based on long-term ethnographic research, this book offers a portrayal of the Sa'dan Toraja, a predominantly Christian minority group in the world's most populous Muslim country. It illustrates how art can serve as a catalyst in identity politics.

Her account illustrates how art can serve as a catalyst in identity politics, especially in the context of tourism and social upheaval. Ultimately, this insightful work prompts readers to rethink persistent and pernicious popular assumptions - that tourism invariably brings a loss of agency to local communities or that tourist art is a compromised form of expression. "Art as Politics" promises to be a favorite with students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, ethnic relations, art, and Asian studies.