“Kanawar: Outline of an Ethnocultural Study” is a translation of the academic dissertation by Rolf Heinrich Deuster (1903–1941) on Kanawar (Kinnaur). It was originally published in German as "Kanawar: Grundriß einer Volks- und Kulturkunde" by Jordan & Gramberg, Leipzig, in the year 1939. Between 1932 and 1936, Deuster visited and stayed in the region on numerous occasions, which he used as the basis for his work. He also produced a short documentary film titled "Im Punjab-Himalaya - Volk und Feste in Mandi, Kulu und Bashahr" in 1935/36, which was distributed by now defunct Gottingen based Institut für den wissenschaftlichen Film (IWF).

An earlier translation of the dissertation was published by the Academy of Art, Culture & Languages, Himachal Pradesh, in 1996.