Rachel F. reviewed Travesti : Sex, Gender, and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture) on
This ethnography hits the balance between the emic and the etic very well. Kulick makes sure to include descriptions of travesti life from many travestis' perspectives, as well as including his analysis as an anthropologist. One of the best ethnographies I've read.