{"product_id":"on-statesmanship-steven-b-smith-9780300281743","title":"On Statesmanship","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat true statecraft consists of, and how to know a statesman when we see one\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the modern world we yearn for great leaders but resist them when they come along. In this much-needed essay, Steven B. Smith tells us that a statesman is something far different from a demagogue or a technocrat; he or she incorporates many qualities of leadership--persuasiveness, courage, foresight, judgment--to take people where they need to go while hardly seeming to lead them at all. A true statesman is focused not on amassing power but on finding the best way to use power toward responsible ends. Above all else, Smith argues, the statesman is an educator who, through language and argument, helps shape a people's civic understanding. This book is a timely reminder of a set of qualities we desperately need in our political leaders but have forgotten how to talk about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven B. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300281749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300281743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Steven B. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965476421887,"sku":"9780300281743","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6df3024c-be7b-4f81-b96a-f2497fea54ee.jpg?v=1767280824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-statesmanship-steven-b-smith-9780300281743","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}