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

NEWYORKER: Imp of the Perverse

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

ECONOMIST: If in doubt, bash the French

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

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

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