In the final diary entry, he was still railing against the provincialism of literary Poland.

NEWYORKER: Imp of the Perverse

Rather they might reflect an underlying decline in provincialism, as investors gradually come to appreciate the dangers of relying excessively on home-country assets.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

What if the provincialism is not where you think it is?

ECONOMIST: If in doubt, bash the French

He believed that the federal government was not just a passive repository of good practice, but an active promoter of constitutional rights against narrow and backward provincialism.

ECONOMIST: In Brennan��s wake

Our natural resources and opening to the Gulf makes up a potential superpower, if we can overcome years of petty provincialism and find the political will to see the region in its entirety.

NPR: Light Rail Would Connect More than Point A and B

The authors conclude that policymakers may have been barking up some wrong trees, chafing at the provincialism of syndicated bank loans, for example, while missing out on how integrated private-equity financing has become.

ECONOMIST: European banks

His demand that world-class universities ignore hip hop is an odd cry for remedial provincialism: a return to a climate of academic curiosity where only a narrow range of subjects could be legitimately pursued.

NPR: Author Comes to Hip-Hop Music's Defense