City of Dreadful Delight by Judith R. Walkowitz (1992, Paperback)

Very interesting book. It is a great way to see postructuralist theory applied to issues of gender and sexuality in an historical context. Walkowitz uses Foucault's ideas on the dispersion of power in society to show that cultural meaning can be created by people and institutions not at the top of social hierarchical structures. However, be forewarned, the book is much more about W.T. Stead's "Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon" than it is about Jack the Ripper. Walkowitz is more interested in narratives of sexuality in Victorian London than she is with the Jack the Ripper murders at all.