The Enlightenment cyborg : a history of communications and control in the human machine, 1660-1830 / Allison Muri.

Toronto ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2007], ©2007.

viii, 308 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Matter, mechanism, and the soul -- Some contexts for human machines and the body politics: early modern/postmodern government and feedback -- The man-machine: communications, circulations, and commerce -- The woman machine: techno-lust and techno-reproduction -- Cyborg conceptions: bodies, texts, and the future of human spirit.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-293) and index.