Severed Universal Metabolism and Predatory Logic: Groundwork for an Ecosocialist Critique of Capitalism                                                                                                                                                                                     : Review of Ian Angus. 2026. Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System. Monthly Review Press

Varun Wighmal

doi:10.37773/ees.v9i2.2188

Severed Universal Metabolism and Predatory Logic: Groundwork for an Ecosocialist Critique of Capitalism

Review of Ian Angus. 2026. Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System. Monthly Review Press

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Varun Wighmal St Stephen’s College https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6966-8565

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https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v9i2.2188

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ecosocialism, Revolutionary politics, Marxism, Capitalism

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2026-07-31

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Wighmal, V. (2026). Severed Universal Metabolism and Predatory Logic: Groundwork for an Ecosocialist Critique of Capitalism : Review of Ian Angus. 2026. Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism’s Assault on the Earth System. Monthly Review Press. Ecology, Economy and Society–the INSEE Journal, 9(2), 2188.1–2188.4. https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v9i2.2188

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Ecology, Economy and Society - the INSEE Journal

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