The '70s began with modernist ideas and ended with a return to more classical themes, like the "neocolonial" home.

WSJ: The Return of That '70s House

At the same time it is and has been, I think, since the very beginning, a stimulus to insurgency, because of the resentment and distrust of what is regarded as neocolonial presence.

NPR: Exiting Iraq: Larry Diamond's View