Josiah Ober
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Josiah Ober is Constantine Mitsotakis Chair of Classics and Political Science at Stanford University. He writes and teaches courses on various topics conjoining Greek history, classical philosophy, and political theory and practice. Before going to Stanford he taught at Montana State University (1980-1990), and Princeton University (1990-2006).
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- Fortress Attica: Defense of the Athenian Land Frontier, 404-322 B.C., Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1985.
- Mass and Elite in Democratic Athens: Rhetoric, Ideology, and the Power of the People, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989.
- The Athenian Revolution: Essays on Ancient Greek Democracy and Political Theory, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996.
- Political Dissent in Democratic Athens: Intellectual Critics of Popular Rule, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.
- Athenian Legacies: Essays on the Politics of Going on Together, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005.
