The prefix " post " , however , does not necessarily imply a new era . Rather , it could also indicate a reaction against modernism in the wake of the Second World War ( with its disrespect for human rights , just confirmed in the Geneva Convention , through the rape of Nanking , the Bataan Death March , the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the Holocaust , the bombing of Dresden , the Katyn massacre , the fire-bombing of Tokyo , and Japanese American internment ) . It could also imply a reaction to significant post-war events : the beginning of the Cold War , the Civil Rights Movement , postcolonialism ( Postcolonial literature ) , and the rise of the personal computer ( Cyberpunk and Hypertext fiction )
Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
Postmodern literature