How We Become Post-Human, by Katherine Hayles
Hayles' book is less an explication of cybernetic theory and more an ideological critique of the field. However, her detailed research on the development and evolution of cybernetics and second-order cybernetics provides a great deal of insight to how these movements intersect with cultural beliefs about technology. In this complex book, Hayles also relates these subjects to literary theory and contemporary ideas about computer technology, virtuality, and identity.
Recommended:
Chapter 3: Contesting for the Body of Information: The Macy Conferences on Cybernetics
Chapter 4: Liberal Subjectivity Imperiled: Norbert Wiener and Cybernetic Anxiety
Chapter 6: The Second Wave of Cybernetics: From Reflexivity to Self-Organization
Theories of Human Communication, by Stephen W. Littlejohn (see page 200)
Recommended:
Chapter 3: System Theory