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Éditions Jean-Xavier Godefroy

French independent publishing house Éditions Jean-Xavier Godefroy issues books on geopolitics, history, and contemporary social critique.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Éditions Jean-Xavier Godefroy (often branded Éd. JC Godefroy) is a French independent publishing house whose catalogue centres on geopolitics, history, international relations, and polemical essays on contemporary society. Its official website presents a steady stream of new releases, with titles such as L’Âge du rôle précédé de Éloge de l'âge, L’IA, moi et les autres…, Guerre en Europe, La France dans le chaos du monde, Pétrole, une guerre d’un siècle, and Race, sexe, identité, la France en procès. The house also publishes works on religion and ancient history, including Joseph Davidovits’s La nouvelle histoire des pyramides in its Le monde judéo-chrétien collection, and investigative titles such as l’ombre d’Hitler, which examines American intelligence and Nazi criminals during the Cold War. The publisher’s identity is closely tied to its founder and namesake, Jean-Xavier Godefroy. The imprint positions itself around the motto “liberté et audace, passion et tradition” (“freedom and boldness, passion and tradition”), signalling a conservative-leaning, contrarian editorial line that favours dissident geopolitical analysis and critiques of the European Union, globalism, and mainstream cultural trends. Books are sold in multiple formats, typically paperback and digital, with prices ranging roughly from €9.90 to €26.00. As a small independent house, Éditions JC Godefroy operates primarily in the French-language market. Its catalogue is distributed through its own website and standard French book channels. The publisher maintains a distinct brand identity through its collections, such as Géopolitique and Le monde judéo-chrétien, and through recurring authors and prefacers. While it does not have the scale of major French publishing groups, it occupies a recognisable niche in the market for alternative geopolitical and historical non-fiction.

History

Éditions Jean-Xavier Godefroy is a French publishing house named after its founder, Jean-Xavier Godefroy. The exact year of its establishment is not documented in the available evidence, but the imprint has built a catalogue focused on geopolitics, history, and polemical non-fiction. Its official website, editionsjcgodefroy.fr, serves as the primary showcase for its output, listing new releases with prices and publication dates. The publisher’s editorial identity is captured by its tagline “liberté et audace, passion et tradition” (“freedom and boldness, passion and tradition”). This positions the house within a tradition of independent French publishing that challenges mainstream narratives, particularly on topics such as the European Union, globalism, and cultural change. Titles like Bilan noir: l'Union européenne contre la France and Race, sexe, identité, la France en procès exemplify this critical stance. Over time, Éditions JC Godefroy has developed themed collections, including Géopolitique and Le monde judéo-chrétien. The Géopolitique collection includes works such as l’ombre d’Hitler, which draws on declassified U.S. congressional archives to examine American intelligence links to Nazi criminals during the Cold War. The Le monde judéo-chrétien collection features Joseph Davidovits’s La nouvelle histoire des pyramides, presenting a controversial theory that the pyramids were built from re-agglomerated stone. The house publishes both French and translated authors, and its books are available in print and digital formats. While it remains a small independent publisher without the scale of major French groups, it has carved out a niche in the market for alternative geopolitical and historical analysis. Its website regularly announces forthcoming titles, such as L’Âge du rôle précédé de Éloge de l'âge, scheduled for release on 1 October 2026.

Products and positioning

Independent French publisher of contrarian geopolitics, history, and social critique, with a conservative-leaning editorial line.

  • L’Âge du rôle précédé de Éloge de l'âge

    Forthcoming title, release date 1 October 2026, price range €10.00–€20.00.

  • L’IA, moi et les autres… Être remplacé ou augmenté : choisir son camp !

    Book on artificial intelligence and society, price range €9.90–€16.50.

  • À l’endroit

    By Christian Combaz, price range €10.00–€16.50.

  • Guerre en Europe

    By Bernard Wicht, price range €10.00–€15.00.

  • Gens de Campagnol première époque

    Price range €10.00–€20.00.

  • Rebarbe à Campagnol

    Price range €10.00–€20.00.

  • La France dans le chaos du monde

    Subtitle: Le chaos du monde, price range €10.00–€20.00.

  • L’Abandon français

    Subtitle: Queque chose est pourri dans mon royaume de France, price range €10.00–€22.00.

  • Pétrole, une guerre d’un siècle

    Subtitle: l'ordre mondial anglo-américain, price range €9.90–€26.00.

  • Le Temps des fractures

    Subtitle: L'Occident contre le reste du monde, price range €10.00–€22.00.

  • Bilan noir

    Subtitle: l'Union européenne contre la France, price range €9.90–€22.00.

  • Race, sexe, identité, la France en procès

    Subtitle: Réflexion sur une décivilisation, price range €9.90–€20.00.

  • L’art n’a jamais été aussi con-temporain qu’aujourd’hui

    Price range €9.90–€22.00.

  • Au cœur de la 3e Guerre mondiale

    By Laurent Artur du Plessis, price range €10.00–€20.00.

  • Index obscurus

    Subtitle: Deux siècles et demi de complots 1788-2022, price range €12.00–€26.00.

  • l’ombre d’Hitler

    Subtitle: les services secrets américains et les criminels nazis pendant la Guerre froide. Preface by Eric Branca. Collection: Géopolitique. 166 pages. ISBN: 9782865533305. Price €10.00.

  • La nouvelle histoire des pyramides

    By Joseph Davidovits. Collection: Le monde judéo-chrétien. 288 pages. ISBN: 9782865531929. Price €9.90.

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